Leonard Bowkett
Park Drive Cigarette card featuring Len Bowkett | ||||||
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Leonard Charles Bowkett | |||||
Nickname | Len | |||||
Born | October→December 1906 Coventry, England |
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Playing information | ||||||
Rugby union | ||||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≤1926–26 | Coventry R.F.C. | |||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1932 | Warwickshire | ≥1 | ||||
Rugby league | ||||||
Position | Fullback, Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1926–35 | Huddersfield | 274 | 37 | 305 | ||
Keighley | ||||||
Total | 274 | 37 | 305 | 0 | 0 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1932 | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Leonard "Len" Charles Bowkett (birth registered October→December 1906[1] — death unknown) birth registered in Coventry district, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Warwickshire, and at club level for Coventry R.F.C., and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for England, and at club level for Huddersfield, and Keighley, as a Fullback, Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, or 6.
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Playing career
International honours
Len Bowkett took place in a trial match for England (RU) circa-1926, and won a cap for England (RL) while at Huddersfield in 1932 against Wales.[2]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Len Bowkett played Centre, i.e. number 4, was captain, man of the match, and scored three penalties and two conversions in Huddersfield's 21–17 victory over Warrington in the 1933 Challenge Cup final during the 1932–33 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1933, receiving the trophy from Edward, Prince of Wales.[3]
County Cup final appearances
Len Bowkett played Centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a conversion in Huddersfield's 2-10 defeat by Leeds in the 1930 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1930–31 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 22 November 1930, played Centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a conversion in the 4-2 victory over Hunslet in the 1931 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1931–32 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 21 November 1931.
Genealogical information
Len Bowkett's marriage to Jessie Taylor was registered during January→March 1926 in Coventry district.[4] They had children; June Bowkett (birth registered during April→June 1926 in Coventry district), John L. Bowkett (birth registered during July→September 1931 in Coventry district), Roland G. Bowkett (birth registered during July→September 1937 in Coventry district),
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External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Search for "Bowkett" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Huddersfield's Hall of Fame
- Goal Kickers
- Stanley Hawksworth recalls Huddersfield's 1933 Wembley win over Warrington
- Auction of Fartown legend Len Bowkett’s medals fetches £2,300
- Richard Bowkett reunited with grandfather’s Fartown memorabilia
- Pages with reference errors
- EngvarB from August 2013
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- Infobox rugby league biography templates updated
- 1906 births
- Coventry R.F.C. players
- England national rugby league team players
- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Keighley Cougars players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Sportspeople from Coventry
- Year of death missing