Joe Bowers Explained

Joe Bowers
Fullname:Joseph Bowers
Birth Date:unknown
Birth Place:Barrow-in-Furness, England
Death Date:unknown
Club1:Rochdale Hornets
Year1start:1909
Year1end:≥20
Teama:Lancashire
Teamb:Great Britain
Yearbstart:1920
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Retired:yes
Source:[1]

Joseph Bowers (birth unknown – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a .

Bowers was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won a cap for Great Britain against New Zealand.[1]

Bowers signed for Rochdale Hornets during October 1909, he made his début for Rochdale Hornets against Merthyr Tydfil RLFC.

Bowers was the landlord of The Fusiliers public house, Rochdale (now closed).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.