Bertie Bowler

Bertie Bowler
Personal information
Full name Albert Bowler
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Sherwood Foresters – (–)
1911–1923 Plymouth Argyle 171 (61)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Albert "Bertie" Bowler (born 1888) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Bowler was born in Nottingham.[1] He began his career while serving in the British Army, playing for Army Cup winners Sherwood Foresters.[1][2] He obtained his discharge from the Army in 1911, allowing him to join Southern League club Plymouth Argyle.[2] He made his first team debut in a 1–0 win at New Brompton on 23 December 1911 and scored his first goal against Millwall in a 2–0 win on 6 January 1912.[3] The following season, Bowler scored 18 league goals in 36 appearances as the club became Southern League champions.[2] He played in five matches for the Southern League representative side and was selected for England in an unofficial international against Scotland in Cairo during the First World War.[1][2] He returned to Plymouth after the war,[4] and was a member of the squad when the club was elected to the Football League in 1920.[3][5] Bowler continued playing for another three years before retiring from the game in 1923.[3][5]

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 32. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Knight, Brian (1989). Plymouth Argyle: A Complete Record 1903–1989. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-907969-40-2.
  3. 1 2 3 Danes, Ryan (2009). Plymouth Argyle: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 160–175. ISBN 978-1-85983-710-8.
  4. ↑ "Bertie Bowler". Plymouth Argyle. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Bertie Bowler". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 29 June 2010.

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