Bobson Bawling

Bobson Bawling

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Bobson Bawling [1]
Date of birth	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Islington, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Haringey Borough
Youth career
2005–2008	Chelsea
2008–2013	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Watford	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Wealdstone (loan)	3	(0)
2014–2017	Crawley Town	71	(6)
2017–2018	Woking	12	(1)
2018	Torquay United	6	(0)
2018	→ Oxford City (loan)	3	(0)
2018–2019	Oxford City	23	(1)
2019	St Albans City	11	(0)
2019–2020	Enfield Town	7	(0)
2020–2022	Haringey Borough	51	(9)
2022	Hendon	13	(0)
2022–	Haringey Borough	21	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:09, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Alfred Bobson Bawling (born 21 September 1995) is a semi-professional footballer who plays for Haringey Borough as a midfielder.

Club career

After competing in athletics at county level, Bawling decided to take up football and joined the Watford academy at a young age after being released by Chelsea in 2008. Bawling progressed through the youth set-up, and signed a two-year scholarship in 2012. ^[2] and as part of his development moved to Wealdstone on a one-month work experience loan in December 2013 where he made a handful of appearances. ^[3] Upon the expiration of his contract, Bawling was released by Watford at the end of the 2013–14 season. ^[4]

After leaving Watford, Bawling went on trial at League One side Crawley Town in the summer of 2014 and later signed a one-year deal at the club. ^[5] He made his professional debut as a half-time substitute in their 1–0 win at Barnsley on 9 August 2014. ^[6] Three days later, Bawling made his first start for Crawley in their League Cup tie against Ipswich Town, featuring for 63 minutes before being replaced by Ryan Dickson in their 1–0 victory. ^[7] On 30 May 2017, it was announced that Bawling would leave Crawley upon the expiry of his contract in June 2017. ^[8]

On 31 May 2017, it was announced that Bawling had signed for Woking of the National League for the 2017–18 season. ^[9] On 5 August 2017, Bawling made his Woking debut during their 2–1 home victory over Gateshead, featuring for 70 minutes before being replaced by Jamie Philpot. ^[10] On 28 August 2017, during Woking's 4–1 victory over Torquay United, Bawling scored his first ever professional goal, placing his effort into the top right hand corner past goalkeeper, Dan Lavercombe. ^[11]

On 16 May 2018, it was announced that Bawling would join National League South side Torquay United, following his release from Woking. ^[12] Shortly into 2018/19, on 5 October 2018, Bawling joined Oxford City on a one-month loan, making an instant impact by scoring against Dartford on his debut. ^[13] The move was made permanent in November 2018. ^[14]

Bawling joined St Albans City in the summer 2019 but left the club again on 12 October 2019 to join Enfield Town. ^[15]

Following a two-year spell with Haringey Borough, Bawling joined Hendon in July 2022. ^[16] He returned to Haringey just five months later following thirteen league appearances with Hendon. ^{[17] [18]}

Career statistics

As of match played 23 September 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	2013–14 [19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Wealdstone (loan)	2013–14 [20]	Isthmian League Premier Division	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Crawley Town	2014–15 [21]	League One	28	0	0	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	32	0
	2015–16 [22]	League Two	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
	2016–17 [23]	League Two	28	0	1	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	33	0
	Total		71	0	1	0	4	0	5	0	81	0
Woking	2017–18 [24]	National League	12	1	1	0	—		0	0	13	1
Torquay United	2018–19 [19]	National League South	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Oxford City (loan)	2018–19 [18]	National League South	3	0	2	1	—		0	0	5	1
Oxford City	2018–19 [18]	National League South	23	1	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	25	1
St Albans City	2019–20 [18]	National League South	11	0	1	0	—		0	0	12	0
Enfield Town	2019–20 [25]	Isthmian League Premier Division	7	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	8	0
Haringey Borough	2020–21 [26]	Isthmian League Premier Division	8	3	4	3	—		5 [lower-alpha 3]	2	17	8
	2021–22 [27]	Isthmian League Premier Division	34	6	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 5]	0	37	6
	Total		51	9	4	3	—		8	2	63	14
Hendon	2022–23 [18]	Southern League Premier Division South	13	0	4	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	18	0
Haringey Borough	2022–23 [17]	Isthmian League Premier Division	16	3	—		—		—		16	3
	2023–24 [28]	Isthmian League Premier Division	5	0	3	0	—		0	0	8	0
	Total		21	3	3	0	—		0	0	24	3
Career total			212	14	13	4	4	0	17	2	246	20

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. Appearances in FA Trophy
4. Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
5. One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Alan Turvey Trophy

References

1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
2. "Academy: Welcome to new scholars". www.watfordfc.com. Watford F.C. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
3. "Bobson will be Bawling with the Stones (From Watford Observer)". watfordobserver.co.uk. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
4. "Byers signs pro deal with Hornets". Watford Observer. 12 May 2014.
5. "BBC Sport - Bobson Bawling: Crawley sign ex-Watford midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
6. "BBC Sport - Barnsley 0-1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
7. "Crawley Town vs. Ipswich Town". Soccerway. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
8. "Club announce release and retained list". Crawley Town Official Site. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
9. "Bobson Bawling signs for the Cards". Woking Official Site. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
10. "Woking 2-1 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
11. "Woking vs. Torquay United". Soccerway. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
12. "Bobson Bawling Signs For United". Torquay United Official Site. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
13. Bobson Bawling Joins Oxford City On Loan, torquayunited.com, 5 October 2018
14. "Bobson Bawling makes his move permanent". Oxford City Official Site. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
15. NEW SIGNING: BOBSON BAWLING ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk, 12 October 2019
16. "Allinson's Bawling with Delight". Hendon F.C. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
17. "Haringey Borough – Appearances – Alfred Bobson Bawling – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
18. "Bobson Bawling Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
19. Bobson Bawling at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
20. "Games played by Bobson Bawling in 2013/2014". Wealdstone F.C. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
21. "Games played by Bobson Bawling in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
22. "Games played by Bobson Bawling in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
23. "Games played by Bobson Bawling in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
24. Bobson Bawling at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
25. "Enfield Town – Appearances – Alfred Bawling – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
26. "Haringey Borough – Appearances – Alfred Bawling – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
27. "Haringey Borough – Appearances – Alfred Bawling". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
28. "Haringey Borough – Appearances – Alfred Bobson Bawling". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

External links

• Bobson Bawling at Soccerway