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Adam Bowman
Bowman while with Brentford in 1907.
Personal information
Full name Adam Bowman[1]
Date of birth (1880-08-04)4 August 1880
Place of birth Forfar, Scotland
Date of death 4 February 1937(1937-02-04) (aged 56)[2]
Place of death Blackburn, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside left, centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Johnstone
1900–1901 East Stirlingshire 1 (0)
1901 St Bernard's
1901 East Stirlingshire 10 (10)
1901–1902 Everton 9 (3)
1902–1906 Blackburn Rovers 99 (43)
1907–1908 Brentford 30 (21)
1908–1909 Leeds City 15 (6)
1909 Brentford 12 (4)
1909–1910 Portsmouth
1910–1911 Forfar Athletic
1911–1912 Leith Athletic 17 (6)
Accrington Stanley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Bowman (4 August 1880 – 4 February 1937) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Leeds City and Everton as an inside left or centre forward.[1][3]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Bowman settled in Blackburn and became the licensee of a number of pubs.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Stirlingshire 1900–01[4] Scottish League Second Division 1 0 — 1 0
East Stirlingshire 1901–02[4] Scottish League Second Division 10 10 0 0 10 10
East Stirlingshire total 11 10 0 0 11 10
Everton 1901–02[5] First Division 4 1 2 0 6 1
1902–03[5] 5 2 0 0 5 2
Total 9 3 2 0 11 3
Brentford 1907–08[3] Southern League First Division 30 20 2 1 32 21
Leeds City 1908–09[6] Second Division 15 6 1 1 16 7
Brentford 1909–10[3] Southern League First Division 12 4 — 12 4
Brentford total 42 24 2 1 44 25
Leith Athletic 1911–12[4] Scottish League Second Division 17 6 5 1 22 7
Career total 94 43 10 3 104 47

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 34. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b c "Bowman". BRFCS.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 359–360. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ a b "Adam Bowman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 21 January 2017.


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