Harold Bowman

Harold Bowman (c. 1903 – 4 May 1957) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Hull FC, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums,[5] and was captain of Hull during the 1928–29 and 1929–30 seasons.[6]

Harold Bowman
Personal information
Full nameHarold Bowman
Born(1902-03-22)22 March 1902
unknown
Died4 May 1957(1957-05-04) (aged 55)[1]
Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull, England
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1921–39 Hull F.C.
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927–29 England 4 0 0 0 0
1924–29 Great Britain 8 1 0 0 3
Source: [2][3][4]

Bowman died on 4 May 1957 aged 54, he collapsed and died at Boothferry Park while watching the Rugby League semi-final.[1]

International honours

Harold Bowman won caps for England while at Hull in 1927 against Wales, in 1928 against Wales (2 matches), in 1929 against Other Nationalities,[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hull in 1924 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1926–27 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1928 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, and in 1929 against Australia.[4]

References
  1. "Rugby International Dies At Match". The Birmingham Post & Gazette. 6 May 1957. p. 9.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Statistics at hullfc.com". hullfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. "Coaches and Captains". hullfc.com. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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