Andy Bowman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Bowman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 March 2009 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1955 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| 1955–1961 | Heart of Midlothian | 70 | (3) |
| 1961–1963 | Newport County | 69 | (7) |
| 1963–1965 | Tonbridge Angels | ||
| 1965–1966 | Hamilton Academical | 11 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Hawick Royal Albert | ||
| 1967–1968 | Stenhousemuir | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 163 | (10) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Bowman (7 March 1934 – 2 March 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career with Hearts.[2] He played as a wing half.
Playing career[edit]
Bowman played for the Scotland schoolboys team in 1949. Chelsea signed him on 7 March 1951, his 17th birthday.[3] He played only one game in Chelsea's league team in 1953–54 season.
He moved to Hearts in 1955 for a transfer fee of £1,000. Bowman won the Scottish League in 1957–58 and 1959–60, and the 1959 Scottish League Cup Final while with Hearts.[4] He made 135 appearances for Hearts, scoring eight goals.[3]
He then signed for Newport County in 1961, before moving on to non-league Tonbridge.[3]
After a spell in the United States, he returned to Scotland, playing for Hamilton Academical and Hawick Royal Albert.[3]
Off the pitch[edit]
After retiring from football he spent most of his working life with Scottish & Newcastle breweries.[3]
His son David followed him into professional football.[3]
Andy Bowman died on 2 March 2009, following a heart attack, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease during his latter years.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Andy Bowman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ [1] Archived 12 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g Vallance, Matthew (2009) "Andy Bowman (obit.) Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine", The Scotsman, 11 March 2009
- ^ "Andy Bowman passes away Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", Hearts FC, 3 March 2009
External links[edit]
- Andy Bowman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1934 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Pittenweem
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Hawick Royal Albert F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- Footballers from Fife