Sid Bowser

Sid Bowser
Personal information
Full name	Sidney Bowser
Date of birth	6 April 1891
Place of birth	Handsworth, Birmingham, England
Date of death	10 February 1961 (aged 69)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Inside left/Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1908–1913	West Bromwich Albion
1913–1914	Belfast Distillery
1914–1924	West Bromwich Albion
1924–1927	Walsall
International career
1919	England
	*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[edit]

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[edit]

Source:^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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[edit]

Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 34. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sid Bowser at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ Hawthorne (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. West Bromwich Albion". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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[ENFA-1] 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.

[Matthews-3] Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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