Paul Bowles (footballer)

Paul Bowles
Personal information
Full name Paul Michael Anthony Bowles
Date of birth 31 May 1957 (1957-05-31) (age 54)
Place of birth Crumpsall, England
Playing position Central Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1975–1979 Crewe Alexandra 178 (20)
1979–1982 Port Vale 98 (6)
1980 → Southampton (loan) 0 (0)
1982–1984 Stockport County 70 (0)
Barrow
Total 346+ (26+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paul Michael Anthony Bowles (born 31 May 1957 in Crumpsall, Manchester) is a former English footballer. He was a cousin of Stan Bowles.[1]

Playing career

Bowles started his career with Crewe Alexandra and made almost 200 senior appearances for them before joining Port Vale for £30,000 in October 1979. He had a troubled start to his Vale career and was sent out on loan to Southampton in January 1980, although he never played first-team football for the "Saints", making three appearances for the reserves.[2]

The next season, his time at Vale Park improved as he established himself as a regular, and then in the 1981-82 season he missed just two matches; despite this he was given a free transfer in May 1982 and moved on to Stockport County, and then in 1984 to Barrow.[3]

References

  1. ^ Sherwin, Phil (12 November 2011). "A virtuoso performance secured outstanding win". The Sentinel: The Way We Were. 
  2. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology. pp. 455 & 611. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X. 
  3. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 38. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 

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