George Oliver Bowerman (born 6 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cradley Town.
 Bowerman training with Accrington Stanley in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Oliver Bowerman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sedgley, West Midlands, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cradley Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Walsall | 50 | (9) |
| 2011 | → Redditch United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Woking | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Stourbridge (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Altrincham | 26 | (5) |
| 2016 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | ||
| 2016 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 2016–2017 | Halesowen Town | ||
| 2017 | Rushall Olympic | ||
| 2017 | Hinckley AFC | ||
| 2017–2018 | Market Drayton Town | ||
| 2018–2019 | Quorn | ||
| 2019– | Cradley Town | 0 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 26 July 2017 (UTC) | |||
He began his career with Walsall, and spent brief periods with non-League clubs Redditch United and Woking before joining Accrington Stanley in October 2013.
Career
editWalsall
editBowerman was born in Sedgley, West Midlands,[2] and came through the Walsall youth academy to sign professional forms with the club in summer 2010.[3] In February 2011, he joined Conference North club Redditch United on loan to gain first team experience.[4] Despite not featuring for the Saddlers in 2010–11, he was given a new six-month contract at the end of the season.[5]
He made his Walsall debut at the Bescot Stadium on 9 August 2011, replacing Ryan Jarvis 81 minutes into a 3–0 defeat to Middlesbrough in the League Cup.[6][7] He scored his first professional goal after coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 home defeat to Bury on 19 November.[6] Bowerman began 2012–13 with six goals from eleven games, but scored only once more in the remainder of the season,[8] and was released.[9]
Accrington Stanley
editAfter playing twice for Woking in the Conference,[10] Bowerman joined League Two club Accrington Stanley in October 2013 until the end of the season.[9]
Non League
editAfter leaving Accrington, Bowerman dropped back into the Conference signing for Altrincham in August 2015.[11] Then after a season he moved into the Southern League with Stafford Rangers,[12] then 4 months later joined Halesowen Town,[13] before finishing the season at Rushall Olympic.[14]
In October 2017, Bowerman joined Market Drayton Town.[15] After a spell with Quorn, Bowerman joined Cradley Town on 12 November 2019.[16]
Coaching career
editIn summer 2018, Bowerman was hired as U11 manager at his former club Walsall.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 16 November 2013
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 2010–11[18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12[6] | League One | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2012–13[8] | League One | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
| Total | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 11 | ||
| Redditch United (loan) | 2010–11[19] | Conference North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Woking | 2013–14[10] | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Accrington Stanley | 2013–14[10] | League Two | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career totals | 61 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
References
edit- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/12/2011 and 31/12/2011". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Trio Offered Pro Contracts". Walsall F.C. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Saddlers Help Out Reds". Football Conference. 18 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "New Walsall contract for George Bowerman". BBC Sport. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Games played by George Bowerman in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "George Bowerman urged to fulfil his potential". Express & Star. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Games played by George Bowerman in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ a b Collins, Ben (25 October 2013). "Bowerman in to boost Beattie's frontline". Accrington Observer. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Games played by George Bowerman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "National League Season Preview". Manchester Evening News. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "George Bowerman Stafford Rangers new Boy". Staffordshire Newsletter. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Yeltz bring in forward Bowerman". Halesowen News. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Former Saddlers Striker joins Pic". Rushall Olympic Official. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ All-Change At Market Drayton, nonleague.pitchero.com, 17 October 2019
- ^ BREAKING NEWS – GEORGE BOWERMAN SIGNS FOR "THE HAMMERS", cradleytownfc.co.uk, 12 November 2019
- ^ Fryatt, Bowerman, and Bradley Join Walsall FC Academy, saddlers.co.uk, 13 July 2018
- ^ "Games played by George Bowerman in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "G. Bowerman". Soccerway. v. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
External links
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- George Bowerman at Soccerbase
