Walter Bowman

Infobox football biography
playername=Walter Bowman


dateofbirth=birth date and age|1870|8|11
cityofbirth=Waterloo, Ontario
countryofbirth=Canada
years=?
1892
1893
1894-1898
clubs=?
Accrington F.C.
Ardwick A.F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
caps(goals)=? (?)
5 (3)
? (?)
? (?)
pcupdate=20 May 2008

Walter Bowman (born August 11, 1870 in Waterloo, Ontario) was the first non-British player to play in the Football League. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050216/ai_n9724660 Football: Home and away: how Arsenal's imports have changed the game | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ]

Bowman was first discovered while playing for a Canadian team (although he also had Swiss heritage) that was in England playing exhibition matches against some of England's top teams. He signed with Accrington F.C. in 1892 and scored 3 goals in only 5 games. The next season he played for Ardwick A.F.C. of the second division. he played for Ardwick (who became Manchester City in 1894) until he retired in 1898.

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