| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Bowman | ||
| Date of birth | (1934-03-07)7 March 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 March 2009(2009-03-02) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1955 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| 1955–1961 | Heart of Midlothian | 70 | (3) |
| 1961–1963 | Newport County | 69 | (7) |
| 1963–1965 | Tonbridge Angels | ||
| 1965–1966 | Hamilton Academical | 11 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Hawick Royal Albert | ||
| 1967–1968 | Stenhousemuir | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 163 | (10) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Bowman (7 March 1934 – 2 March 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career with Hearts. He played as a wing half.
Playing career
Bowman played for the Scotland schoolboys team in 1949. Chelsea signed him on 7 March 1951, his 17th birthday. He played only one game in Chelsea's league team in 1953–54 season.
He moved to Hearts in 1955 for a transfer fee of £1,000. Bowman won the Scottish League in 1957–58 and 1959–60, and the 1959 Scottish League Cup Final while with Hearts. He made 135 appearances for Hearts, scoring eight goals.
He then signed for Newport County in 1961, before moving on to non-league Tonbridge.
After a spell in the United States, he returned to Scotland, playing for Hamilton Academical and Hawick Royal Albert.
Off the pitch
After retiring from football he spent most of his working life with Scottish & Newcastle breweries.
His son David followed him into professional football.
Andy Bowman died on 2 March 2009, following a heart attack, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease during his latter years.
References
- "Andy Bowman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- Archived 12 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vallance, Matthew (2009) "Andy Bowman (obit.) Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine", The Scotsman, 11 March 2009
- "Andy Bowman passes away Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", Hearts FC, 3 March 2009
External links
- Andy Bowman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1934 births
- 2009 deaths
- People from Pittenweem
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Hawick Royal Albert F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- Footballers from Fife
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen