Dave Bowen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Lloyd Bowen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 June 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Maesteg, Wales | ||
Date of death | 25 September 1995 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Northampton, England | ||
Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1950 | Northampton Town | 12 | (0) |
1950–1959 | Arsenal | 146 | (2) |
1959–1960 | Northampton Town | 22 | (1) |
Total | 180 | (3) | |
International career | |||
1954–1959 | Wales | 19 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1959–1967 | Northampton Town | ||
1969–1972 | Northampton Town | ||
1964–1974 | Wales | ||
1978 | Northampton Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Lloyd Bowen (7 June 1928 – 25 September 1995)
Playing career
Born in
In the meantime, Bowen had also made his debut for Wales, in a friendly against Yugoslavia in September 1954. Bowen went on to win 19 caps for Wales,[2] and was the team's captain for their 1958 FIFA World Cup campaign; Wales drew all three of their group matches and qualified for the quarter-finals, where they were beaten 1–0 by Brazil, the goalscorer being a 17-year-old Pelé.[3] Along with goalkeeper Jack Kelsey, Bowen was the first Arsenal player to play in a World Cup.
Bowen's spell at Arsenal coincided with a lack of success at the club, so he did not win any major domestic honours. However, he did play for a
Managerial career
In 1959, Bowen returned to Northampton Town as player-manager. Bowen would manage the Cobblers for eight years,[3] and became known as a canny manager who signed quality players despite a tight budget. He steered Northampton from the Fourth Division to the First in just five seasons. However, the club spent only one season (1965–66) at the top, before being relegated.[3]
Bowen left Northampton in 1967, after a second successive relegation, though he rejoined the club for a second stint as manager between 1969 and 1972, by which time they had returned to the Fourth Division.[3] He was in charge during the club's famous 8–2 FA Cup defeat at the hands of Manchester United in 1970, in which George Best scored six times.
In the meantime, he had also been manager of
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 29 April 2022
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Northampton Town | 1 July 1959 | 1 September 1967 | 387 | 165 | 89 | 133 | 42.6 |
Wales | 1 October 1964 | 31 May 1974 | 53 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 18.9 |
Northampton Town | 1 May 1969 | 1 May 1972 | 161 | 54 | 48 | 59 | 33.5 |
Northampton Town | 10 January 1978 | 1 February 1978 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
Total | 610 | 233 | 151 | 226 | 38.20 |
Personal life
He died in Northampton in 1995, at the age of 67.[1] The North Stand of Northampton's Sixfields Stadium is named in his honour, as is a residential street in Duston. His son Keith also became a footballer.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Dave Bowen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Dave Bowen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ivan Ponting (26 September 1995). "OBITUARY: Dave Bowen". The Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "1952–53 competition statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "Northampton Town: Stars of yesterday back in action at Sixfields". northamptonchron.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.