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Stan Bowles

Queen's Park Rangers FC

5 appearances, 1 goal

P 5 W 2 D 1 L 2 F 3: A 4
(actual pitch goals F 2: A 4)
50% successful

1974-77

captain: none
minutes played:
415

Timeline

  Stanley Bowles
Birth Friday, 24 December 1948 in Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire
registered in Manchester January-March 1949
Education Attended St Mary's Primary School, Collyhurst. He appeared to have lived in Moston.
first marriage to Ann S. Kyte, in 1968. She applied for a divorce in 1976 after his affair with Jane Hayden was revealed
registered in Manchester April-June 1968
children Stan and Ann had three children together. Alexandria (b.1968), Tracy (b.1970) and Carl Stanley (b.1973)
second partner to Jane Hayden, from about 1976 until at least the early eighties
second marriage to Diane Bushell
registration not found
Death Saturday, 24 February 2024 in Collyhurst, Manchester
aged 75 years 62 days  
Funeral "Mass celebrated at St Patricks R.C. Church, Collyhurst, on Friday, 22 March 2024 at 12.00pm followed by committal at Blackley Crematorium Centre Chapel at 2.00pm."
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Biographies Stan the Man: The Autobiography - John Iona and Ralph Allen (Paper Plane Publishing Ltd., Dudley, 1996) (Reprinted as 'Stan Bowles' by Orion Publishing, London, April 2005)
 

*Bowles is remembered for making the QPR number 10 shirt his own in the seventies as well as being one of the game's great characters and entertainers, and naturally gifted with it. This, though, covers his whole life story, including frank accounts of his addiction to gambling and brushes with the law. Stan was much travelled before and after his Loftus Road days and the other clubs featuring in this account of the England International's career are Manchester City, Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United, Nottingham Forest, Leyton Orient and Brentford. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Playing Career


Club(s)
Started his career playing schoolboy football in Manchester, becoming an apprentice with Manchester City FC in July 1965. Bowles turned professional with City on 2 January 1967. His rebellious nature was noted early on and manager Joe Mercer suspended him after he refused to sign a new contract. Bury FC took him on, initially on a three month loan, on 20 July 1970, but again, was also suspended. On 25 September 1970, after City cancelled his contract and Bury lifted his suspension, Crewe Alexandra FC signed Bowles and despite his performances on the field, he was put on the transfer list on 26 January 1971, but it was Second Division side Carlisle United FC who spent £12,000 to take him to Brunton Park on 27 October 1971, and he was then sold to Queen's Park Rangers FC, they paid £110,000 on 8 September 1972 for his exceptional skill in front of goal. Brian Clough then paid £210,000 to take him to Nottingham Forest FC on 10 December 1979. After less than a season, Orient FC equalled their transfer record fee paid, £100,000, on 15 July 1980, despite Sheffield Wednesday FC offering £110,000, but he failed to turn up for contract talks. On 29 October 1981, Brentford FC paid £40,000, at the end of the 1982-83 season. However, he re-signed with Brentford on 29 November 1983 on a non-contract basis. In his semi-retirement, he played with Epping Town FC.

League honours
504+3 appearances 127 goals
Manchester City FC 1967-70 fifteen+two appearances, two goals
debut: 16 September 1967 Manchester City 5 Sheffield United 2.
Bury FC 1970 loan five appearances
debut (division three): 15 August 1970 Wrexham AFC 3 Bury FC 2
Crewe Alexandra FC 1970-71 51 appearances, eighteen goals
debut (division four): 28 September 1970 Darlington FC 0 Crewe Alexandra FC 0.
Carlisle United FC 1971-72 33 appearances, twelve goals
debut (division two): 30 October 1971 Carlisle United FC 2 Oxford United FC 1
Queen's Park Rangers FC 1972-79 225 appearances, seventy goals
debut (div two): 16 September 1972 Queen's Park Rangers FC 3 Nottingham Forest FC 0
Nottingham Forest FC 1979-80 nineteen appearances, two goals
debut: 22 December 1979 Manchester United FC 3 Nottingam Forest FC 0
Orient FC 1980-81 46 appearances, seven goals
debut (division two): 16 August 1980 Bristol Rovers FC 1 Orient FC 1.
Brentford FC 1981-84 eighty+one appearances, sixteen goals
debut (division three): 31 October 1981 Brentford FC 0 Burnley FC 0
last (division three): 4 February 1984 Brentford FC 2 Gillingham FC 3.

Club honours
Football League Division One winners 1967-68 (4ᵃ 2ᵍ), runners-up 1975-76 (37ᵃ 10ᵍ); Division Two runners-up (35ᵃ 17ᵍ);
FA Cup winners
1968-69 (0ᵃ);
UEFA European Cup winners
1979-80 (2ᵃ);
UEFA European Super Cup winners
1980;
Football League Cup runners-up 1979-80;
Individual honours Football League (one appearance)
Distinctions Cosuin of Paul Bowles (Crewe Alexandra FC, Port Vale FC, Stockport County FC 1974-85)
Height/Weight 5' 10", 11st. 4lbs [1975].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number One of six who became the 891st players (895) to appear for England.
Position(s) Forward
First match No. 478, 3 April 1974, Portugal 0 England 0, a friendly match at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Bairro Dona Leonor, Lisboa, aged 25 years 100 days.
Last match No. 507, 9 February 1977, England 0 Netherlands 2, a friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 28 years 47 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1973-74;
Team honours British Championship shared 1973-74;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England

Since hanging up his boots, Bowles has worked in the media as a pundit on Sky Sports and written columns for the national press, but he does spend his retirement in Manchester. On 20 June 2015, it was confirmed that he has Alzheimer's Disease. - Media


The Numbers
squads Apps comp. apps Starts sub minutes goals ave.min comp. goals captain
11+ 5 3 5 ▲0
▼1
415 1 415 min 1 none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
5 2 1 2 3 4 -1 3 3 0.6 0.8 50 =0

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
Away 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2 3 2 0.50 1.00 37.5 -1

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 -1
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 -1
British Championship 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 0 2 1.50 0.00 100.0 +2
Friendly 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 2 1 0.00 1.00 25.0 -1

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1976-78 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 -1
WCP All 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 -1

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1973-74 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 0 2 1.50 0.00 100.0 +2
BC All 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 0 2 1.50 0.00 100.0 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 -1
BC 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 0 2 1.50 0.00 100.0 +2
3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 1 2 1 0.5 66.7 +1

 Club: Queen's Park Rangers F.C. - five full appearances (450 min) 1ᵍ manager: Sir Alf Ramsey - one full appearance (90 min)x

apps match match details comp res. rundown pos

Age 25
1 478 3 April 1974 - Portugal 0 England 0
Estádio do SL Benfica, Lisboa
Fr AD   7

one of two who became the 240th players (895) to appear for England
one of two who became the fourth Queen's Park Rangers FC player to represent England

  caretaker manager: Joe Mercer - two full appearances (145 min) 1ᵍx

2 479 11 May 1974 - Wales 0 England 2
Ninian Park, Cardiff

BC
AW 35 11
3 480 15 May 1974 - England 1 Northern Ireland 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley
HW (0-0) 55 11
481 18 May 1974 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow AL withdrawn
squad
member
482 22 May 1974 - England 2 Argentina 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HD
483 29 May 1974 - GDR 1 England 1, Zentralstadion, Leipzig
tour
AD
484 1 June 1974 - Bulgaria 0 England 1, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija AW
485 5 June 1974 - Yugoslavia 2 England 2, Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd AD
 

  manager: Don Revie - two full appearances (180 min)x

Age 26
496 19 November 1975 - Portugal 1 England 1, Estadio José Alvalade, Lisboa ECP AD squad member
 

Age 27
4 506 17 November 1976 - Italy 2 England 0
Stadio Olimpico, Roma
WCP AL   9

Age 28
5 507 9 February 1977 - England 0 Netherlands 2
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
Fr AW   10
 


     

 
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