Walter Bowman

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Walter Bowman
Personal information
Date of birth	August 11, 1870 (1870-08-11) (age 137)
Place of birth	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? 1892 1893 1894-1898	? Accrington F.C. Ardwick A.F.C. Manchester City F.C.	? (?) 5 (3) ? (?) ? (?)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Walter Bowman (born August 11, 1870 in Waterloo, Ontario) was the first non-British player to play in the Football League.^[1]

Bowman was first discovered while playing for a Canadian team (although he also had Swiss heritage) 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 A.F.C. of the second division. he played for Ardwick (who became Manchester City in 1894) until he retired in 1898.

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1. ^ Football: Home and away: how Arsenal's imports have changed the game | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com