Bill Gowdy
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Alexander Gowdy[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 December 1903 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 16 March 1958 | (aged 54)||
Place of death | Larne, Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Wing-half / Inside forward[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1922–1923 | Duncairn Olympic | ||
1923–1924 | Cliftonville Olympic | ||
1924–1925 | Highfield | ||
1925–1926 | Duncairn Old Boys | ||
1926–1927 | Cliftonville Olympic | ||
1926–1927 | Dundalk | 2 | (0) |
1927–1928 | Ards | ||
1927–1928 | Brantwood | ||
1928–1929 | Ards | ||
1929–1931 | Hull City | 65 | (1) |
1931–1932 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | (0) |
1933 | Gateshead | 4 | (0) |
1934–1935 | Linfield | ||
1935–1936 | Hibernian | 10 | (1) |
1936–1937 | Goole Town | ||
1937–1938 | Altrincham | ||
1938–1939 | Aldershot | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
1931–1936 | Ireland | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Alexander Gowdy (24 December 1903 – 16 March 1958) was a Northern Irish footballer who played for, among others, Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday, Gateshead, Hibernian and Aldershot.[2][3][4] He gained six caps for Ireland between 1931 and 1936.[1][5][6]
His elder brother Joe[7] was also a footballer; he too gained six caps for Ireland, but they did not play together for their country (nor any clubs) – Joe's last cap was in 1927.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bill Gowdy, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 1 December 2006
- ^ "Bill Gowdy | History of Dundalk F.C". Dundalkfcwhoswho.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "W Gowdy". Adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Altrincham's Pre-War Players, Altrincham FC
- ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Bill Gowdy". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Residents of a house 47 in Portallo Street (Ormeau, Down) (1911 census), National Archives of Ireland
- ^ Joe Gowdy, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 11 December 2006
Categories:
- Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Ards F.C. players
- Brantwood F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Gateshead A.F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Goole Town F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Aldershot F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- NIFL Premiership players
- 1903 births
- 1958 deaths
- Men's association football wing halves
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs