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Jimmy Bowie
Scottish footballer (1924–2000)
Scottish footballer (1924–2000)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jimmy Bowie |
| image | Jimmy Bowie (1947).png |
| caption | Bowie while with Chelsea in 1947 |
| full_name | James Duncan Bowie |
| position | Inside forward |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Kintore, Scotland |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Southend, England |
| years1 | 1942–1944 |
| clubs1 | Aberdeen Parkvale |
| clubs2 | → Middlesbrough (guest) |
| clubs3 | → Hounslow Town (guest) |
| years4 | 1944–1951 |
| clubs4 | Chelsea |
| caps4 | 76 |
| goals4 | 18 |
| years5 | 1951–1952 |
| clubs5 | Fulham |
| caps5 | 34 |
| goals5 | 7 |
| years6 | 1952 |
| clubs6 | Brentford |
| caps6 | 9 |
| goals6 | 0 |
| years7 | 1952–1956 |
| clubs7 | Watford |
| caps7 | 125 |
| goals7 | 39 |
| years8 | 1956–1957 |
| clubs8 | Bedford Town |
| caps8 | 42 |
| goals8 | 14 |
| years9 | 1957 |
| clubs9 | Headington United |
| caps9 | 12 |
| goals9 | 1 |
| years10 | 1957–1958 |
| clubs10 | Fulham |
| caps10 | 0 |
| goals10 | 0 |
| years11 | 1958–1959 |
| clubs11 | March Town United |
| years12 | 1959–19xx |
| clubs12 | Wisbech Town |
| totalcaps | 256 |
| totalgoals | 65 |
| managerclubs1 | Trowbridge Town |
James Duncan Bowie (9 August 1924 – 4 August 2000) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Watford, Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford. After his retirement from football, he managed Trowbridge Town. As a player, Bowie was described as "a gifted, quicksilver inside forward".
Playing career
Born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Bowie began his career with local club Parkvale and turned professional in October 1943. He guested for English clubs Middlesbrough and Hounslow Town and moved to Chelsea for a £25 fee in February 1944. Bowie had to wait until 1947–48, the second season of First Division football after the war, to make his debut and went on to make 84 appearances and score 22 goals before departing in January 1951. After short spells with West London rivals Fulham and Brentford, Bowie dropped down to the Third Division South to join Watford in July 1952. He made 130 appearances and scored 40 goals during year at Vicarage Road and dropped into non-League football in January 1956. Aside from a return to Fulham in May 1957, for whom he failed to make any further appearances, Bowie played the remainder of his career in non-League football.
Managerial career
After his retirement from football, Bowie managed Western League First Division club Trowbridge Town.
Personal life
Bowie served as a private on home service in the British Army during the Second World War. Later in life, he ran pubs in Northwood, Trowbridge and Great Wakering.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Total | 76 | 18 | 8 | 4 | — | 84 | 22 | Total | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | Total | 125 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 40 | Career total | 256 | 65 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 70 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 1947–48 | First Division | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–49 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–50 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 20 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–51 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | title=James Bowie | url=http://www.fulhamweb.co.uk/player/146/james-bowie.aspx | access-date=10 January 2018 | website=Fulhamweb}} | First Division | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–52 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brentford | 1951–52 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watford | 1952–53 | Third Division South | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–54 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–55 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 43 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–56 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headington United | 1956–57 | Southern League | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
References
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