| George Bowerman | |
| Fullname: | George Oliver Bowerman[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Sedgley, West Midlands, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Cradley Town |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Walsall |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Walsall |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Redditch United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | Woking |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2014 |
| Clubs5: | → Stourbridge (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Altrincham |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2016 |
| Clubs7: | → AFC Telford United (loan) |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Years9: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs9: | Halesowen Town |
| Years10: | 2017 |
| Years11: | 2017 |
| Clubs11: | Hinckley AFC |
| Years12: | 2017–2018 |
| Years13: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs13: | Quorn |
| Years14: | 2019– |
| Clubs14: | Cradley Town |
| Caps14: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:00, 26 July 2017 (UTC) |
George Oliver Bowerman (born 6 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cradley Town.
He began his career with Walsall, and spent brief periods with non-League clubs Redditch United and Woking before joining Accrington Stanley in October 2013.
Bowerman was born in Sedgley, West Midlands,[2] and came through the Walsall youth academy to sign professional forms with the club in summer 2010.[3] In February 2011, he joined Conference North club Redditch United on loan to gain first team experience.[4] Despite not featuring for the Saddlers in 2010–11, he was given a new six-month contract at the end of the season.[5]
He made his Walsall debut at the Bescot Stadium on 9 August 2011, replacing Ryan Jarvis 81 minutes into a 3–0 defeat to Middlesbrough in the League Cup.[6] He scored his first professional goal after coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 home defeat to Bury on 19 November. Bowerman began 2012–13 with six goals from eleven games, but scored only once more in the remainder of the season, and was released.[7]
After playing twice for Woking in the Conference, Bowerman joined League Two club Accrington Stanley in October 2013 until the end of the season.[7]
After leaving Accrington, Bowerman dropped back into the Conference signing for Altrincham in August 2015.[8] Then after a season he moved into the Southern League with Stafford Rangers,[9] then 4 months later joined Halesowen Town,[10] before finishing the season at Rushall Olympic.[11]
In October 2017, Bowerman joined Market Drayton Town.[12] After a spell with Quorn, Bowerman joined Cradley Town on 12 November 2019.[13]
In summer 2018, Bowerman was hired as U11 manager at his former club Walsall.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Walsall | 2010–11 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | League One | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | League One | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Total | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 11 | |||
| Redditch United (loan) | 2010–11[15] | Conference North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Woking | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2013–14 | League Two | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Career totals | 61 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 12 | |||