George Bowen (footballer)
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George Bowen was an English
England
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 footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...

, Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

 and Burslem Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

.

Career

Bowen joined Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...

 from local non-league side Bridgetown Amateurs in July 1899. He made his first team debut on 25 November 1899 in a 1–1 draw at Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

. He scored a brace on his home debut the following week, against , and scored seven in total in his debut season, helping the club reach fourth place.

After being a first team regular in the following season, he was bought by newly-crowned League champions Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

 in May 1901. He made his Liverpool debut on 14 September 1901 in the Merseyside derby
Merseyside derby
The Merseyside derby is the name given to any football match contested between Everton and Liverpool football clubs, the two most successful clubs from the city of Liverpool in England...

 against . He retained his place for the following game, against , but disaster struck when he suffered a broken leg during the game. He would never play for the Reds again after this.

He soon returned to Wolves and recovered sufficiently to appear in three successive first team games by Early 1903. However, he was unable to play regularly for the club and was allowed to join Burslem Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

 in August 1904. Here, he made a highly successful debut; scoring in a 2–2 home draw with Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
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 on 3 September 1904. He lost his place the next month however, and was released at the end of the season
1904–05 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
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.

He retired from the professional game and worked in a factory in Bilston
Bilston
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, while still turning out for various non-league clubs.
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