James Bowie (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Bowie | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Partick, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1910 | Queen's Park | ||
| 1910–1922 | Rangers | 299 | (62) |
| International career | |||
| 1911–1919 | Scottish League XI | 5 | (2) |
| 1920 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Bowie (9 July 1888 in Partick – 7 August 1972 in Glasgow) was a Scottish football player and executive, who played for and was chairman of Rangers.
He began his career at Maryhill juniors and joined Rangers in December 1910 from Queen's Park. During his time at the club he won five League championships. Bowie won two Scotland caps in 1920, but also played in three wartime internationals in 1919.[1] He retired in 1922.
After retiring, he became a club director in 1925 and served as chairman from 1934 until 1947. The circumstances for Bowie's departure as chairman were due to a boardroom coup, after he suggested that then manager Bill Struth retire, being that he was 71 years old.
He was also president of the Scottish Football League from 1939 to 1946.
References
- ↑ James Bowie, London Hearts.
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- 1888 births
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- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football chairmen and investors
- Scotland international footballers
- Scotland wartime international footballers
- Association football wing halves
- Rangers F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish Football League representative players
