Sid Bowser

Sid Bowser
Personal information
Full name Sidney Bowser[1]
Date of birth (1891-04-06)6 April 1891[1]
Place of birth Handsworth, Birmingham, England[1]
Date of death 10 February 1961(1961-02-10) (aged 69)[1]
Place of death Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside left/Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1913 West Bromwich Albion 123 (44)
1913–1914 Belfast Distillery
1914–1924 West Bromwich Albion 218 (20)
1924–1927 Walsall 27 (0)
International career
1919 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[3] He signed for Walsall in August 1924 before retiring in May 1927. He died in Birmingham in 1961.

Career statistics

Source:[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 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

References

  • Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 34. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
  1. ^ a b c d e Sid Bowser at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Hawthorne (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. West Bromwich Albion". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
  3. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.


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