John Bowes (footballer)

John Thomas Bowes (17 January 1874 – 1955) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as an inside left for Sheffield United in 1896–97. He also played non-league football for Darlington.[2]

John Bowes
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Bowes[1]
Date of birth (1874-01-17)17 January 1874[1]
Place of birth Ravensworth, Yorkshire
Date of death 1955 (aged 81)
Place of death County Durham, England
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
189?–1896 Darlington
1896–1897 Sheffield United 4 (2)
1897–190? Darlington
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Bowes was born in 1874 in Ravensworth, which was then in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[1] By December 1894, he was on the books of Northern League club Darlington.[3] He helped them win the 1895–96 Northern League title as well as reach the semi-final of that season's Amateur Cup.[4] He and team-mate Jack Almond then turned professional with Sheffield United.[5] He made his Football League debut on 23 January 1897, in a 3–1 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the First Division. Brought back into the team in mid-March, he scored winning goals against Bury and Stoke, and ended the season with two goals from four appearances.[1] Despite the positive end to his season, he was not retained,[6] and he returned to Darlington, where he continued to play until at least the 1902–03 season.[7] Bowes died in 1955 at the age of 81; his death was registered in the Durham Western district.[1][8]

References
  1. "Player search: Bowes JT (John)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "Football. South Bank v. Darlington". Northern Echo. Darlington. 24 December 1894. p. 4.
  4. Hunt, Brian (1989). Northern Goalfields. Official Centenary History of the Northern League 1889–1989. Skol Northern League Management Committee. pp. 26, 410. ISBN 0-9514597-1-6.
  5. Rover (2 September 1896). "Football. Season 1896/97. Prospects of local clubs. Darlington". Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough. p. 4.
  6. "Sheffield United F.C. Next season's prospects". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 28 July 1897. p. 10.
  7. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  8. "Index entry". FreeBMD. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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