Tommy Fowler Explained

Tommy Fowler
Fullname:Thomas Fowler
Birth Date:16 December 1924
Birth Place:Prescot, England
Death Place:Northampton, England
Youthclubs1:Everton
Position:Outside left
Years1:1945–1961
Years2:1961–1962
Clubs2:Aldershot
Caps1:521
Caps2:14
Goals1:84
Goals2:0
Totalcaps:535
Totalgoals:84

Thomas Fowler (16 December 1924 – 3 May 2009) was an English footballer who played 17 seasons for Northampton Town as a left-winger, and is the club's all-time appearance record holder, having played 521 league games for the club, and 585 first-team games in all competitions.[1]

A native of Prescot, Lancashire, Fowler began his football career as an amateur on the books of Everton, and had played a few wartime games for Everton before he was called up to serve in the Army during World War II. He was wounded in France, and it was while recovering at a hospital in Bedford that he met Northampton coach Jack Jennings, who invited him to join the Cobblers.

Fowler signed for Northampton in March 1945, and held on to the number 11 shirt for the next 15 years, playing more than 500 games for the club. In 1960, he began losing his place in the team to youngster Barry Lines, and in December 1961 he was allowed to move to Aldershot. Fowler spent two partial seasons at Aldershot, before retiring from the game in late 1962. He settled in Northampton after his retirement from football, and died in May 2009, aged 84.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ntfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10425~1648006,00.html Tommy Fowler obituary