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.
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.
Source:
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1908–09 | Second Division | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
1909–10 | Second Division | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
1910–11 | Second Division | 38 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 24 | ||
1911–12 | First Division | 27 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 12 | ||
1912–13 | First Division | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 7 | ||
1913–14 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
1914–15 | First Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
1919–20 | First Division | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 10 | ||
1920–21 | First Division | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
1921–22 | First Division | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
1922–23 | First Division | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
1923–24 | First Division | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
Walsall | 1924–25 | Third Division North | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
Career total | 368 | 64 | 29 | 8 | 397 | 72 |