Ken Gowers

J. Kenneth Gowers
Personal information
Full name J. Kenneth Gowers
Nickname Ken
Born October→December 1936 (age 78–79)
Wigan district
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–73 Swinton
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958 English League XIII 1
1962 England 1 0 0 0 0
1962–66 Great Britain 14 0 20 1 42
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

J. Kenneth "Ken" Gowers (birth registered October→December 1936 (age 78–79)[1]) birth registered in Wigan district, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and English League XIII, and at club level for Swinton, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.

Playing career

International honours

Ken Gowers won a cap for England while at Swinton in 1962 against France,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1962 against France, in 1963 against France, and Australia (3 matches), in 1964 against France (2 matches), in 1965 against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1966 against France (2 matches), Australia and New Zealand (2 matches).[3] Gowers was the tourists' vice-captain on the 1966 Great Britain tour of Australasia.

Ken Gowers played Fullback for English League XIII while at Swinton in the 8-26 defeat by France on Saturday 22 November 1958 at Knowsley Road, St. Helens.

County Cup final appearances

About Ken Gowers' time, there was Swinton's 9-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1960 Lancashire Cup final during the 1960–61 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 29 October 1960, the 9-25 defeat by St. Helens in the 1961 Lancashire Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 11 November 1961, the 4-7 defeat by St. Helens in the 1962 Lancashire Cup final during the 1962–63 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 27 October 1962, the 4-12 defeat by St. Helens in the 1964 Lancashire Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964, he played Fullback the 11-2 victory over Leigh in the 1969 Lancashire Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 November 1969, and played Scrum-half/Halfback, and scored 3-conversions in the 11-25 defeat by Salford in the 1972 Lancashire Cup final during the 1972–73 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 21 October 1972.

Genealogical information

Ken Gowers is the son of the rugby league and association (soccer) footballer, Walter Gowers, and the maternal grandfather of the cricketer, John Simpson.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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