Bertie Bowler

Albert Bowler (born 1891) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.[1]

Bertie Bowler
Personal information
Full name Albert Bowler[1]
Date of birth 1891[2]
Place of birth Southwell, England[2]
Position(s) Inside left, centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sherwood Foresters
1911–1923 Plymouth Argyle 171 (61)
National team
Southern League XI 5
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Bowler was born in Nottingham.[1] He began his career while serving as a private in the British Army,[3] playing for Army Cup winners Sherwood Foresters.[1][4] He obtained his discharge from the Army in 1911, allowing him to join Southern League club Plymouth Argyle.[4] He made his first team debut in a 1–0 win at New Brompton on 23 December 1911 and scored his first goal against Millwall in a 2–0 win on 6 January 1912.[5] The following season, Bowler scored 18 league goals in 36 appearances as the club became Southern League champions.[4] He played in five matches for the Southern League representative side and was selected for England in an unofficial international against Scotland in Cairo during the First World War.[1][4] He returned to Plymouth after the war,[6] and was a member of the squad when the club was elected to the Football League in 1920.[2][5] Bowler continued playing for another three years before retiring from the game in 1923.[2][5]

Personal life

Bowler enlisted in the British Army in January 1908, but was discharged by purchase three years later. During the First World War, he returned to the army, serving in the Sherwood Foresters as a private.[3]

Honours
Plymouth Argyle

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 33. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Bertie Bowler". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  3. "Albert Bowler | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. Knight, Brian (1989). Plymouth Argyle: A Complete Record 1903–1989. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-907969-40-2.
  5. Danes, Ryan (2009). Plymouth Argyle: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 160–175. ISBN 978-1-85983-710-8.
  6. "The Argyle players who served their country in the Great War". 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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