Sid Bowser Explained

Sid Bowser
Fullname:Sidney Bowser
Birth Date:6 April 1891
Birth Place:Handsworth, Birmingham, England
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Height:[1]
Position:Inside left/Centre half
Years1:1908–1913
Years2:1913–1914
Years3:1914–1924
Years4:1924–1927
Clubs2:Belfast Distillery
Clubs4:Walsall
Caps1:123
Caps3:218
Caps4:27
Goals1:44
Goals3:20
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:1919
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Sidney Bowser (6 April 1891 – 10 February 1961), better known as Sid Bowser, was an English footballer who played at inside-left and centre-half.

Career

Bowser was born in Handsworth, Birmingham. He joined West Bromwich Albion in July 1908 and remained with the club for five years. He moved to Belfast Distillery in April 1913, but re-joined Albion the following February. Bowser guested for Stoke in 1918–19, making ten appearances scoring five goals.[2] He signed for Walsall in August 1924 before retiring in May 1927. He died in Birmingham in 1961.

Career statistics

Source:

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1908–09Second Division422062
1909–10Second Division22640266
1910–11Second Division3822224024
1911–12First Division278743412
1912–13First Division32631357
1913–14First Division13011141
1914–15First Division35110361
1919–20First Division4110104210
1920–21First Division40510415
1921–22First Division30010310
1922–23First Division42140461
1923–24First Division17210182
Walsall1924–25Third Division North27010280
Career total3686429839772

References

Notes and References

  1. News: First Division prospects. West Bromwich Albion . Hawthorne . Athletic News . Manchester . 22 August 1921 . 6.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.