George Bowen (footballer)

George Bowen (13 July 1875 – 1945) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool and Burslem Port Vale.

For other people named George Bowen, see George Bowen (disambiguation).

George Bowen
Personal information
Full name George Bowen[1]
Date of birth (1875-07-13)13 July 1875[1]
Place of birth Walsall, England[1]
Date of death 1945 (aged 69–70)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Bridgetown Amateurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899–1901 Wolverhampton Wanderers 48 (13)
1901 Liverpool 2 (0)
1901–1904 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (1)
1904–1905 Burslem Port Vale 6 (1)
Total 59 (15[2])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Bowen joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from local non-league side Bridgetown Amateurs in July 1899. He made his first team debut on 25 November 1899 in a 1–1 draw at Liverpool. He scored a brace on his Molineux debut the following week, against Blackburn Rovers, and scored seven in total in his debut season, helping the club reach fourth place in the First Division.[3] After being a first team regular in the following season, he was bought by newly crowned League champions Liverpool in May 1901.[4] He made his Liverpool debut at Anfield on 14 September 1901 in the Merseyside derby against Everton.[4] He retained his place for the following game, against Sunderland however he would never play for the "Reds" again after he suffered a knee injury. He soon returned to Wolves and recovered sufficiently to appear in three successive first team games by early 1903. However, he was unable to play regularly for the club and was allowed to join Burslem Port Vale in August 1904.[1] He made a highly successful debut, scoring in a 2–2 draw with Manchester United at the Athletic Ground on 3 September 1904.[1] He lost his place the next month however, and was released at the end of the season after playing just six Second Division games for the club.[1] He retired from the professional game and worked in a factory in Bilston, while still turning out for various non-league clubs.[3]

Statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1899–1900 First Division 18720207
1900–01 First Division 30632338
Total 4813525315
Liverpool 1900–01 First Division 200020
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1902–03 First Division 310031
Burslem Port Vale 1904–05 Second Division 610061
Career total 5915526417

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 38. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. Matthews, Tony (2001). The Wolves Who's Who. West Midlands: Britespot. p. 25. ISBN 1-904103-01-4.
  4. LFC History profile
  5. George Bowen at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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