Bowyer: The Crimes and Punishments

By Nick Raynor
April 5 2005

Lee Bowyer was fined 6 weeks wages (£200,000) by Newcastle after a fight he started with team-mate Kieron Dyer in the match against Aston Villa.

We’ve found some facts and figures on Bowyer’s poor history.

 

1995: Failed a drugs test after traces of cannabis were found. Suspended and ordered to attened rehabilitation.

 

1996: Receives a fine £4,500 after pleading guilty to an affray after an incident in McDonalds.

 

1998: Refuses to play in the Toulon Tournament for England Under-21s and falls out with Peter Taylor.

 

1999: Receives a fine of £750 by the FA fter picking up 11 bookings

 

2000: Receives £4,000 fine and a 1 match ban after becoming first Premiership player to collect 14 yellow cards in one season.

 

2001: Gets 3 European Match Ban for Leeds after stamping on Juan Sanchez in a 0-0 draw with Valencia in the first leg on the semi-final.

 

Sent off after 2 yellow cards in 2-1 victory of Arsenal and then charged with foul and abusive language towards an official.

 

Cleared of causing grievous bodily harm following incident in Leeds City Centre where an Asian man was assaulted. Ex-Newcastle defender Jonathon Woodgate was found guilty of affray.

 

2002: Bowyer receives 6-match-ban for elbowing Liverpool’s Gary McAllister and swearing at an official (2-1 victory over Arsenal as read above)

 

2003: Bowyer banned for 6 European matches (whilst at Leeds) after stamping on the head of Mallorca’s Gerardo.

 

2004: Newcastle leave Bowyer out of first 6 European games, only to discover he hasn’t served his ban as he was not registered at the start of the season.

 

2005: Fights with team-mate Kieron Dyer in 3-0 defeat against Aston Villa. Both men were sent off and Bowyer was fined £200,000 by Newcastle.