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Stan
Bowles |
Queen's Park Rangers
FC
5 caps, 1 goal
P 5 W 2 D 1 L 2 F 3:
A 4
*(actual F 2: A 4)
50% successful
1974-77
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 415 |
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Profile |
|
Full name |
Stanley Bowles |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
|
Born |
24 December 1948 in Collyhurst, Manchester
[registered in
Manchester, March 1949].
Attended St Mary's Primary School,
Collyhurst. He appeared to have lived in Moston. |
|
Married |
First marriage to Ann S. Kyte
[registered in Manchester, June 1968]. Third wife is Diane
Bushell. |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
10", 11st.
4lbs [1975]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
|
Biographies |
Stan the Man: The
Autobiography - John Iona and Ralph Allen (Paper Plane, Dudley 1996 and 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). |
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Club 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 in January
1967. His rebellious nature was noted early on and manager Malcolm Allison
released him after seventeen league appearances and two goals.
Bury FC took him on, initially on trial, in July 1970, but again,
after only five league appearances, he was released. In September
1970, Crewe Alexandra FC took Bowles on trial and he received a contract,
his eighteen goals in 51 league appearances was getting
him noticed, and it was Second Division side Carlisle United FC who spent £12,000
to take him to Brunton Park in October 1971. His return was
twelve goals in 33 league appearances, and he was then sold to
Queen's Park Rangers FC, they paid £110,000 for his exceptional
skill in front of goal, and he gave them 97 goals in 315 league
appearances. Brian Clough then paid £210,000 to take him to
Nottingham Forest FC in December 1979. After nineteen league
appearances and two goals, Orient FC equalled their transfer
record fee paid, £100,000, in July 1980. Despite Sheffield Wednesday
FC offering £110,000, but Bowles failed to turn up for contract
talks. He made 44 league appearances for Orient, scoring seven
goals. In 1981, Brentford FC paid £40,000 for Bowles, where
he scored sixteen goals in 81 league appearances. In his
semi-retirement, he played with Epping Town FC. |
|
Club honours |
Football League
runners-up 1975-76; UEFA European Cup winners 1979-80
(non-playing) |
|
Individual honours |
Football League (one
appearance) |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
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 da
Luz, 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 Championships
1973-74; |
|
Team honours |
British Championships
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. - Media |
|
Stan Bowles - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 11+ |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
415 |
1 |
415
min |
1 |
None |
None |
|
Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
|
Stan Bowles
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Colour of Shirt |
|
Type |
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 |
| All |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
3 |
3 |
0.60 |
0.80 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Stan Bowles
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
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 |
| All |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
3 |
3 |
0.60 |
0.80 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Stan Bowles
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
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 |
|
All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
British Championship Tournaments |
|
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 |
|
All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1.50 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
All
Tournaments |
|
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 |
|
All |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
1 |
2 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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Stan Bowles
- Match History |
|
Club: Queen's
Park Rangers F.C. - 5 full caps |
Coach: Alf Ramsey - 1
full capx
|
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Age 25 |
|
1 |
478 |
3 April 1974 -
Portugal 0
England 0, Estádio da
Luz, Lisboa |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
10 |
|
|
Coach: Joe Mercer - 2
full capsx
|
|
|
2 |
479 |
11 May 1974 -
Wales 0
England 2,
Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff |
BC |
AW |
Start
37 |
10 |
|
3 |
480 |
15 May 1974 -
England 1
Northern
Ireland 0,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
HW |
Start off 55 |
10 |
|
0-0 when substituted |
|
- |
481 |
18 May 1974 -
Scotland 2
England 0,
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow |
AL |
withdrawn squad member |
|
- |
482 |
22 May 1974 -
England 2
Argentina
2,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
Fr |
HD |
|
- |
483 |
29 May 1974 -
GDR 1
England 1,
Zentralstadion,
Leipzig |
Tour |
AD |
|
- |
484 |
1 June 1974 -
Bulgaria
0 England 1,
Stadion
Vasil Levski,
Sofija |
AW |
|
- |
485 |
5 June 1974 -
Yugoslavia
2
England 2,
Stadion
Crvena zvezda, Beograd |
AD |
|
|
Coach: Don Revie - 2
full capsx
|
|
|
Age 26 |
|
- |
496 |
19 November 1975 -
Portugal 1
England 1,
Estádio José Alvalade,
Lisboa |
ECP |
AD |
squad/sub |
? |
|
Age 27 |
|
4 |
506 |
17 November 1976 -
Italy 2
England 0, Stadio Olimpico,
Roma |
WCP |
AL |
Start |
10 |
|
Age 28 |
|
5 |
507 |
9 February 1977 -
England 0
Netherlands 2, Wembley
Stadium, Wembley, London |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
10 |
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