Walter Bowman

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Walter Bowman (born August 11, 1870 in Waterloo, Ontario) was the first non-British player to play in the Football League.

Bowman was first discovered while playing for a Canadian team that was in England playing exhibition matches against some of England's top teams. He signed with Accrington F.C. in 1892 and scored 3 goals in only 5 games. The next season he played for Ardwick F.C. of the second division. After Ardwick went bankrupt in 1894 he joined Manchester City with whom he played for until he retired in 1898.

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