Bert Gower

Bert Gower

Personal information
Full name	Herbert Henry Gower
Date of birth	26 March 1899
Place of birth	Brentford, England
Date of death	23 August 1959(1959-08-23) (aged 60)
Place of death	Harrogate, England
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Ealing Celtic
1923–1924	Brentford	2	(0)
1924–1925	Southall
	Dulwich Hamlet
	Botwell Mission
	Dulwich Hamlet
1929–1932	Hayes	159	(24)
1932–1934	Uxbridge Town
Managerial career
1934–1935	Uxbridge Town
1935–1936	Hayes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Henry Gower (26 March 1899 – 23 August 1959), sometimes known as Nobby Gower, was an English amateur footballer and cricketer. As a footballer, he made two appearances in the Football League for Brentford and then embarked on a 10-year career in amateur football. Gower later opened the batting and kept wicket for Hayes Cricket Club.

Personal life

Gower worked for the Civil Service and lived in Central Avenue, Hayes until 1939. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War that year, Gower's Civil Service department was relocated to Harrogate and he later settled there permanently. His son Phil was killed in an accident in 1943, while training with the Royal Navy Commandos in the New Forest.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1923–24	Third Division South	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	2	0

Honours

Southall

• Middlesex Senior Charity Cup: 1923–24 (shared)

Hayes

• London Senior Cup: 1931–32
• Middlesex Senior Cup: 1930–31