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Ernie Bowering

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Ernie Bowering
Personal information
Full name Ernest George Bowering[1]
Date of birth 30 March 1891
Place of birth Wandsworth, England
Date of death 23 November 1961(1961-11-23) (aged 70)
Place of death Tonbridge, England
Position(s) Left half
Youth career
Tottenham Thursday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912 Tottenham Hotspur 7 (0)
1912 Fulham 1 (0)
Merthyr Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest George Bowering (30 March 1891 – 23 November 1961) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Merthyr Town.[1]

Career

After playing for the youth side Tottenham Thursday,[2] Bowering joined Tottenham Hotspur where the left half appeared in seven matches in the second half of the 1911–12 season.[3] He went on to sign for Fulham in October 1912,[4] where he played one match before ending his career at Merthyr Town.[1]

Personal life

Bowering served in the Royal Navy, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[5] He finished the war with the rank of Corporal Mechanic.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 32. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
  3. ^ "Ernest George Bowering". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. ^ Fulham Bowering's transfer to Fulham Retrieved 1 May 2010
  5. ^ a b "Ernest George Bowering | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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