Jimmy Bowie
.png) Bowie in a Chelsea team photo, November 1947 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Duncan Bowie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Kintore, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | August 2000 (aged 75–76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Southend, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aberdeen Parkvale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1944–1951 | Chelsea | 76 | (18) |
| 1951–1952 | Fulham | 33 | (7) |
| 1952 | Brentford | 9 | (0) |
| 1952–1955 | Watford | 125 | (39) |
| 1956–1957 | Bedford Town | 42 | (14) |
| 1957 | Headington United | ||
| 1957–1958 | Fulham | ||
| 1958–1959 | March Town | ||
| 1959–19xx | Wisbech Town | ||
| Total | 243 | (64) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James Duncan Bowie, also known as Jimmy Bowie (9 August 1924 – 2000)[1] was a Scottish association footballer. He played as an inside forward in Scottish Junior Football, and later in the English Football League.
Career
Born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Bowie started playing adult football during the Second World War. He joined Chelsea as a professional in July 1944, despite the fact that the Football League was to remain suspended for a further two seasons. After seven years at the club, in which he made a total of 84 appearances, scoring 22 goals,[2] Bowie had short spells at Fulham and Brentford, before joining Watford in July 1952.
He played 131 games for Watford—125 in the league, 5 in the FA Cup and one in the Southern Floodlit Cup—before being sold to Bedford Town for £500 at the end of 1955.[3] Other than a brief second spell at Fulham, Bowie finished his career in English non-league football.[3][4] He died in 2000.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Jimmy Bowie". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ "Chelsea Player database". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- 1 2 Trefor Jones (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- ↑ "Best Years Players A-B - bedfordoldeagles". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ "Where are they now". wfc.net. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
Further reading
- Oliver Phillips (1991). The Official Centenary History of Watford FC 1881–1991. Watford Football Club. pp. 115–123. ISBN 0-9509601-6-0.
- Oliver Phillips (2001). The Golden Boys: A Study of Watford's Cult Heroes. Alpine Press Limited. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0-9528631-6-2.