George Bowen (13 July 1875 – 1945) was an English

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who played as a winger in the

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for

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and

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Career

Bowen joined

from local

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side Bridgetown Amateurs in July 1899. He made his first-team debut on 25 November 1899 in a 1–1 draw at

. He scored a brace on his Molineux debut the following week, against

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, and scored seven in total in his debut season, helping the club reach fourth place in the First Division. After being a first-team regular in the following season, he was bought by newly crowned League champions Liverpool in May 1901.LFC History profile
/ref> He made his Liverpool debut at

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on 14 September 1901 in the

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against Everton. He retained his place for the following game, against

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however, he would never play for the "Reds" again after he suffered a knee injury. He soon returned to Wolves and recovered sufficiently to appear in three successive first-team games by early 1903. However, he was unable to play regularly for the club and was allowed to join

in August 1904. He made a highly successful debut, scoring in a 2–2 draw with

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at the Athletic Ground on 3 September 1904. He lost his place the next month however, and was released at the end of the season after playing just six

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games for the club. He retired from the professional game and worked in a factory in

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, while still turning out for various non-League clubs.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowen, Jack 1875 births 1945 deaths Footballers from Walsall English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players English Football League players