Kenneth Bowman
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth David Bowman | |||||
| Nickname | Ken | |||||
| Born | 6 March 1937 Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England | |||||
| Died | 10 October 2013 (aged 76) Bromborough, Cheshire | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 15 st 1 lb (95.7 kg; 211.0 lb) | |||||
| Position | Wing, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1956–65 | Huddersfield | 247 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 228 |
| 1965–67 | Bradford Northern | |||||
| Total | 247 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 228 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1962–63 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Kenneth "Ken" David Bowman (6 March 1937[1] — 10 October 2013 (aged 76)) birth registered in Great Ouseburn, Harrogate, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Fishergate Primary School, Heworth ARLFC, Huddersfield, and Bradford Northern, as a Wing, or Second-row, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, he died from cancer in The Wirrall.
Playing career
International honours
Ken Bowman won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1962 against France, and in 1963 against France, and Australia.[2]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Ken Bowman played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in Huddersfield's 6-12 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1962 Challenge Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1962.[3]
County Cup final appearances
Ken Bowman played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, and scored a try in Huddersfield's 15-8 victory over York in the 1957 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1957–58 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957, and played Right-Second-row in the 10-16 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1960 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1960–61 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1960.
Testimonial match
Ken Bowman's Testimonial match at Huddersfield took place in 1965. He made 247 appearances for the club before transferring to Bradford Northern in September 1965.[4]
Genealogical information
Ken Bowman's marriage to Beryl F. Bones was registered during July→September 1957 in York district,[5] they had children; Paul A. A. Bowman (birth registered April→June 1962 (age 53–54)
in Huddersfield district), and Chris David Bowman (birth registered April→June 1966 (age 49–50)
in Huddersfield district).
Outside of rugby league
Ken Bowman was a salesman and later a sales manager at Leyland Paints, later named Kalon Group PLC, he moved to the Wirral in 1977, he retired from work in 2002, he was captain of Bromborough Golf Club, and a regular church goer.
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Briggs, Cyril & Edwards, Barry (12 May 1962). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ↑ Gronow, David (2008). 100 Greats: Huddersfield Rugby League Football Club. Stroud: Stadia. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7524-4584-7.
- ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.