Henry Mowbray (1 May 1947 – 8 July 2022) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Mowbray was recruited from Blairhall Colliery in junior football before being signed by

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in 1966. After one season with ''the Blue Brazil'', he moved south to join

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, signing for them on his 20th birthday. He made his debut for ''the Tangerines'' on 29 August 1967 in a 1–1 draw at

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in the league, replacing the injured Bill Bentley. He went on to make a further 26 league appearances in the 1967–68 campaign, playing alongside

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. After sitting out the majority of the 1968–69 season (with Bill Bentley taking over his left-back role), he made only twelve league starts. The following season, 1969–70, saw him edge back in front of Bentley. He made 26 league appearances that season and also in 1970–71. He scored his first goal for the club in their

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third-round win against

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on 2 January 1971. At the end of the season, after Blackpool had been relegated to Division Two, new manager

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made it clear that he was going to favour Bentley at left-back, and so Mowbray departed the seaside. Jimmy Armfield, now manager at

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, re-signed the Scot, and he made 31 league appearances for ''the Trotters'' in two years. In 1973, Mowbray returned to Scotland to sign for St Mirren for the 1973–74 season. He then played in Australia, joining Eastern Suburbs Hakoah in 1974. He played in Hakoah's first two seasons in the

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in 1977 and 1978. He died on 8 July 2022.

References

;Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mowbray, Henry 1947 births 2022 deaths Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Men's association football defenders National Soccer League (Australia) players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Blairhall Colliery F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players