George Bowler

George Bowler
Personal information
Full name	George Henry Bowler
Date of birth	23 January 1890
Place of birth	Newhall, England
Date of death	October 1948 (aged 58)
Place of death	Bethnal Green, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1909	Tottenham Tuesday
	Newhall Swifts
0000–1911	Gresley Rovers
1911–1913	Derby County
1913–1919	Tottenham Hotspur
1915	→ Brentford (guest)
1919	Luton Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Henry Bowler (23 January 1890 – October 1948) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur and Derby County as a right half.

Career

A right half, Bowler began his career at local club Gresley Rovers,^[1] before moving to First Division club Derby County in May 1911.^[2] He made one appearance before moving to Tottenham Hotspur, for whom he made three appearances during the 1913–14 season and would remain with the club during the First World War.^[2] He guested for Brentford in December 1915.^[4] Bowler moved to Southern League First Division club Luton Town in 1919, but retired after failing to force his way into the first team squad.^[2]

Personal life

On 15 December 1914, four months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Bowler enlisted as a private in the 1st Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.^[2] The battalion was deployed to the Western Front in November 1915, where Bowler fought on the Somme, at Arras, and at Cambrai. Bowler remained in the battalion until its disbandment in February 1918, when he was transferred to the 2nd Football Battalion.^[2] In June 1918, Bowler was transferred to the 18th London Regiment, where he would remain until after the end of the war and his demobilisation in 1919.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	1912–13^[2]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tottenham Hotspur	1913–14^[2]	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Luton Town	1919–20^[5]	Southern League First Division	2	0	―		2	0
Career Total			6	0	0	0	6	0

References

^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 23. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "George Bowler". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. Lulu.com. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 363. ISBN 0951526200.
^ "George Bowler". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 23. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[FATFWW-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "George Bowler". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[3] Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. Lulu.com. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.

[4] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 363. ISBN 0951526200.

[5] "George Bowler". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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