Danny Bowers

Danny Bowers
Personal information
Full name	Ian Bowers
Date of birth	16 January 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1978	Stoke City
1977	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
1979–1984	Crewe Alexandra
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Ian "Danny" Bowers (born 16 January 1955) is a former footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Stoke City.^[1]^[2]

Career

Bowers was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with Stoke City after progressing through the youth and reserve ranks at the Victoria Ground.^[1] He was thrust into the first team by manager Tony Waddington in 1974–75 due to a number of injuries to Stoke's defence and he played in ten matches. He played nine times in 1975–76 and then played 16 times in 1976–77.^[1] That campaign however was a very poor one for Stoke as they were relegated to the Second Division.^[1] Bowers struggled to get back into the side thereafter and after a loan spell at Shrewsbury Town he joined Crewe Alexandra in August 1979, signed by former manager Waddington.^[1]

At the Alexandra Stadium Bowers became a regular under Waddington and then Arfon Griffiths and Peter Morris. He spent five seasons with the "Alex" making 191 appearances.

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1974–75	First Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	1975–76	First Division	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	1976–77	First Division	15	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	18	1
	1977–78	Second Division	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	1978–79	Second Division	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		39	2	4	0	3	0	0	0	46	2
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	1977–78	Third Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Crewe Alexandra	1979–80	Fourth Division	45	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	48	0
	1980–81	Fourth Division	45	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	48	2
	1981–82	Fourth Division	18	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
	1982–83	Fourth Division	46	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	48	0
	1983–84	Fourth Division	21	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	25	1
	Total		175	2	5	0	9	1	2	0	191	3
Career Total			220	4	9	0	12	1	2	0	243	5

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ Danny Bowers at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

Danny Bowers at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

[Stoke_City_Modern_Era-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-2] Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[3] Danny Bowers at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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