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Andy Bowman
Personal information
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
1951–1955	Chelsea
1955–1961	Heart of Midlothian
1961–1963	Newport County
1963–1965	Tonbridge Angels
1965–1966	Hamilton Academical
1966–1967	Hawick Royal Albert
1967–1968	Stenhousemuir
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Andy Bowman (7 March 1934 – 2 March 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career with Hearts.^[1] He played as a wing half.

He played for the Scottish schoolboy international side in 1949 which brought him to the attention of Chelsea who signed him in 1951 on his 17th birthday.^[2] He played only one game in Chelsea's league winning team of 1954–55. 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.^[3] He made 135 appearances for Hearts, scoring eight goals.^[2]

He then signed for Newport County in 1961, before moving on to non-league Tonbridge.^[2] After a spell in the United States, he returned to Scotland, playing for Hamilton Academical and Hawick Royal Albert.^[2]

After retiring from football, he spent most of his working life with Scottish & Newcastle breweries.^[2] His son David followed him into professional football.^[2] He died on 2 March 2009, following a heart attack, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease during his latter years.^[2]

References

^ [1] Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Vallance, Matthew (2009) "Andy Bowman (obit.)", The Scotsman, 11 March 2009
^ "Andy Bowman passes away ", Hearts FC, 3 March 2009

External links

Andy Bowman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[1] [1] Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

[Vallance-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Vallance, Matthew (2009) "Andy Bowman (obit.)", The Scotsman, 11 March 2009

[3] "Andy Bowman passes away ", Hearts FC, 3 March 2009

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-'''Andy Bowman''' (7 March 1934 – 2 March 2009) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[association football|footballer]] who played most of his career with [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]].<ref>[http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/bowman/3035826] {{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref> He played as a [[wing half]].
+'''Andy Bowman''' (7 March 1934 – 2 March 2009) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[association football|footballer]] who played most of his career with [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]].<ref>[http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/bowman/3035826]  {{wayback|url=http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/bowman/3035826 |date=20090312065241 }}</ref> He played as a [[wing half]].
 He played for the [[Scottish national football team|Scottish schoolboy international side]] in 1949 which brought him to the attention of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] who signed him in 1951 on his 17th birthday.<ref name="Vallance">Vallance, Matthew (2009) "[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries/Andy-Bowman.5058134.jp Andy Bowman (obit.)]", ''[[The Scotsman]]'', 11 March 2009</ref> He played only one game in Chelsea's league winning team of 1954–55. 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.<ref>"[http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HeartsNewsDetail/0,,10289~1577058,00.html Andy Bowman passes away ]", Hearts FC, 3 March 2009</ref> He made 135 appearances for Hearts, scoring eight goals.<ref name="Vallance" />