James Bowie (footballer)

For other people with the same name, see James Bowie (disambiguation).
James Bowie
Personal information
Full name James Bowie
Date of birth (1888-07-09)9 July 1888
Place of birth Partick, Scotland
Date of death 7 August 1972(1972-08-07) (aged 84)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1910 Queen's Park
1910–1922 Rangers 299 (62)
National team
1911–1919 Scottish League XI 5 (2)
1920 Scotland 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


James Bowie (9 July 1888 – 7 August 1972) was a Scottish football player and football administrator, who played for and was chairman of Rangers.

Playing career

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.

Football administrator

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

  1. James Bowie, London Hearts.
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