| George Bowen | |
| Fullname: | George Bowen |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Walsall, England |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Bridgetown Amateurs |
| Years1: | 1899–1901 |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 1901 |
| Clubs2: | Liverpool |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1901–1904 |
| Clubs3: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1904–1905 |
| Clubs4: | Burslem Port Vale |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 59 |
| Totalgoals: | 15[1] |
George Bowen (13 July 1875 – 1945) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool and Burslem Port Vale.
Bowen joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from local non-League side Bridgetown Amateurs in July 1899. He made his first-team debut on 25 November 1899 in a 1–1 draw at Liverpool. He scored a brace on his Molineux debut the following week, against Blackburn Rovers, and scored seven in total in his debut season, helping the club reach fourth place in the First Division.[2] After being a first-team regular in the following season, he was bought by newly crowned League champions Liverpool in May 1901.[3] He made his Liverpool debut at Anfield on 14 September 1901 in the Merseyside derby against Everton.[3] He retained his place for the following game, against Sunderland however, he would never play for the "Reds" again after he suffered a knee injury. He soon returned to Wolves and recovered sufficiently to appear in three successive first-team games by early 1903. However, he could not play regularly for the club and was allowed to join Burslem Port Vale in August 1904.[4] He made a highly successful debut, scoring in a 2–2 draw with Manchester United at the Athletic Ground on 3 September 1904.[4] He lost his place the next month, however, and was released at the end of the season after playing just six Second Division games for the club.[4] He retired from the professional game and worked in a factory in Bilston, while still turning out for various non-League clubs.
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1899–1900 | First Division | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | |
| 1900–01 | First Division | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 8 | ||
| Total | 48 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 15 | |||
| Liverpool | 1900–01 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1902–03 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Burslem Port Vale | 1904–05 | Second Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 59 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 17 | |||