Wilf Rowe played for the reserves and Colts in the late 1940's. He was the brother of Stan Rowe, who also played for City.

At 28, Wilf, joined Barnstaple Town and was the Cup team's twelfth man," he was at that time a fitter's mate from Merrivale-road, Exeter, and had spent some seasons with Exeter City as an amateur and made several appearances in the Southern League side. He played several times at right-half for Devon before turning professional.