George Bowerman

George Bowerman

Bowerman training with Accrington Stanley in 2014
Personal information
Full name	George Oliver Bowerman [1]
Date of birth	(1991-11-06) 6 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sedgley, West Midlands, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cradley Town
Youth career
2005–2010	Walsall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Walsall	50	(9)
2011	→ Redditch United (loan)	6	(0)
2013	Woking	2	(0)
2013–2015	Accrington Stanley	17	(3)
2014	→ Stourbridge (loan)	9	(3)
2015–2016	Altrincham	26	(5)
2016	→ AFC Telford United (loan)
2016	Stafford Rangers
2016–2017	Halesowen Town
2017	Rushall Olympic
2017	Hinckley AFC
2017–2018	Market Drayton Town
2018–2019	Quorn
2019–	Cradley Town	0
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

George Oliver Bowerman (born 6 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cradley Town.

He began his career with Walsall, and had spent brief periods with non-League clubs Redditch United and Woking before joining Accrington Stanley in October 2013.

Career

Walsall

Bowerman was born in Sedgley, West Midlands, ^[2] and came through the Walsall youth academy to sign professional forms with the club in summer 2010. ^[3] In February 2011, he joined Conference North club Redditch United on loan to gain first team experience. ^[4] Despite not featuring for the Saddlers in 2010–11, he was given a new six-month contract at the end of the season. ^[5]

He made his Walsall debut at the Bescot Stadium on 9 August 2011, replacing Ryan Jarvis 81 minutes into a 3–0 defeat to Middlesbrough in the League Cup. ^{[6] [7]} He scored his first professional goal after coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 home defeat to Bury on 19 November. ^[6] Bowerman began 2012–13 with six goals from eleven games, but scored only once more in the remainder of the season, ^[8] and was released. ^[9]

Accrington Stanley

After playing twice for Woking in the Conference, ^[10] Bowerman joined League Two club Accrington Stanley in October 2013 until the end of the season. ^[9]

Non League

After leaving Accrington, Bowerman dropped back into the Conference signing for Altrincham in August 2015. ^[11] Then after a season he moved into the Southern League with Stafford Rangers, ^[12] then 4 months later joined Halesowen Town, ^[13] before finishing the season at Rushall Olympic. ^[14]

In October 2017, Bowerman joined Market Drayton Town. ^[15] After a spell with Quorn, Bowerman joined Cradley Town on 12 November 2019. ^[16]

Coaching career

In summer 2018, Bowerman was hired as U11 manager at his former club Walsall. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2013

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Walsall	2010–11 [18]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12 [6]	League One	22	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	26	4
	2012–13 [8]	League One	28	6	2	1	2	0	1 [a]	0	33	7
	Total		50	9	5	2	3	0	1	0	59	11
Redditch United (loan)	2010–11 [19]	Conference North	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Woking	2013–14 [10]	Conference Premier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Accrington Stanley	2013–14 [10]	League Two	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Career totals			61	10	6	2	3	0	1	0	71	12

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/12/2011 and 31/12/2011". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 546. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
3. "Trio Offered Pro Contracts". Walsall F.C. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
4. "Saddlers Help Out Reds". Football Conference. 18 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
5. "New Walsall contract for George Bowerman". BBC Sport. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
6. "Games played by George Bowerman in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
7. "George Bowerman urged to fulfil his potential". Express & Star. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
8. "Games played by George Bowerman in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
9. Collins, Ben (25 October 2013). "Bowerman in to boost Beattie's frontline". Accrington Observer. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
10. "Games played by George Bowerman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
11. "National League Season Preview". Manchester Evening News. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
12. "George Bowerman Stafford Rangers new Boy". Staffordshire Newsletter. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
13. "Yeltz bring in forward Bowerman". Halesowen News. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
14. "Former Saddlers Striker joins Pic". Rushall Olympic Official. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
15. All-Change At Market Drayton, nonleague.pitchero.com, 17 October 2019
16. BREAKING NEWS – GEORGE BOWERMAN SIGNS FOR "THE HAMMERS", cradleytownfc.co.uk, 12 November 2019
17. Fryatt, Bowerman, and Bradley Join Walsall FC Academy, saddlers.co.uk, 13 July 2018
18. "Games played by George Bowerman in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
19. "G. Bowerman". Soccerway. v. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

External links

• George Bowerman at Soccerbase