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Former Cheltenham, Shrewsbury and Exeter striker Ryan Bowman has been banned for three-and-a-half years by the Football Association for placing 6,397 bets over an eight year period.
The 33-year-old, who was released by Cheltenham this summer, admitted all of the charges.
The FA commission alleged he had placed a bet from the substitutes bench in a game between Shrewsbury and MK Dons in January 2023, something he denied.
Bowman placed almost 2,600 bets during December 2020 and July 2021 while he was at Exeter and another 3,100 between August 2021 and July 2023 while playing for Shrewsbury.
Bowman made his last appearance for Cheltenham on 1 January.
His ban will run until September 2028.
More to follow.
