Kenneth Bowman

Kenneth "Ken" David Bowman (6 March 1937 – 10 October 2013) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for , Heworth A.R.L.F.C., Huddersfield and Bradford Northern, as a wing, or second-row, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, he died from cancer in The Wirrall.

For other people with the same name, see Ken Bowman.

Ken Bowman
Personal information
Full nameKenneth David Bowman
Born6 March 1937
Great Ouseburn, England
Died10 October 2013 (aged 76)
Bromborough, Cheshire, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight15 st 1 lb (96 kg)
PositionWing, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956–65 Huddersfield 247 76 0 0 228
1965–67 Bradford Northern
Total 247 76 0 0 228
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–63 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Early life

Bowman was born in Great Ouseburn, Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, and attended Fishergate Primary School. He began playing rugby league at school and for Heworth before turning professional in April 1955, aged 17, to sign for Huddersfield.[2]

Playing career

International honours

Ken Bowman won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1962 against France, and in 1963 against France, and Australia.[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ken Bowman played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Huddersfield's 6-12 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1961–62 Challenge Cup Final during the 1961–62 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1962, in front of a crowd of 81,263.[3]

County Cup Final appearances

Ken Bowman played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, and scored a try in Huddersfield's 15-8 victory over York in the 1957–58 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957,[4] and played right-second-row in the 10-16 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1960–61 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1960–61 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1960.

Testimonial match

Ken Bowman's Testimonial match at Huddersfield took place in 1965. He made 247 appearances for the club before transferring to Bradford Northern in September 1965.[5]

Personal life

Bowman married his wife, Beryl, in 1957, with whom he had two sons, Chris and Paul.[2] He was a salesman and later a sales manager at Leyland Paints, later named Kalon Group PLC, he moved to the Wirral in 1977, he retired from work in 2002. He was captain of Bromborough Golf Club, a regular church goer, and he died aged 76 in Bromborough, Cheshire, England.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Ken Bowman Fartown and GB rugby league star". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. Briggs, Cyril & Edwards, Barry (12 May 1962). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
  4. "Programme 'Yorkshire County Rugby League - Challenge Cup Final - 1957 - Huddersfield v. York'" (PDF). huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. Gronow, David (2008). 100 Greats: Huddersfield Rugby League Football Club. Stroud: Stadia. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7524-4584-7.
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