Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest George Bowering | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||
Date of death | 23 November 1961(1961-11-23) (aged 70) | ||
Place of death | Tonbridge, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Thursday | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1912 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | (0) |
1912 | Fulham | 1 | (0) |
Merthyr Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest George Bowering (30 March 1891 – 23 November 1961) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Merthyr Town.
Career
After playing for the youth side Tottenham Thursday, Bowering joined Tottenham Hotspur where the left half appeared in seven matches in the second half of the 1911–12 season. He went on to sign for Fulham in October 1912, where he played one match before ending his career at Merthyr Town.
Personal life
Bowering served in the Royal Navy, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force during the First World War. He finished the war with the rank of Corporal Mechanic.
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 32. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Fulham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "Ernest George Bowering". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Fulham Bowering's transfer to Fulham Retrieved 1 May 2010
- ^ "Ernest George Bowering | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1891 births
- 1961 deaths
- Footballers from the London Borough of Wandsworth
- People from Wandsworth
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Royal Navy personnel of World War I
- Royal Naval Air Service personnel of World War I
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
- Men's association football wing halves
- Royal Navy sailors
- Royal Air Force airmen
- 20th-century English sportsmen