George Oliver Bowerman is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer who plays as a forward for Walsall

Walsall F.C.

Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

 of League One

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

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Playing career

Bowerman came through the Walsall

Walsall F.C.

Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

 youth academy to sign professional forms with the club in summer 2010. In February 2011 he joined Conference North

Conference North

The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...

 club Redditch United

Redditch United F.C.

Redditch United F.C. is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at the Valley.-Birmingham Combination:...

 on loan to gain first team experience. Despite not featuring for the Saddlers in 2010–11

2010–11 Walsall F.C. season

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, he was given a new six month contract at the season's end.

He made his Walsall debut at the Bescot Stadium

Bescot Stadium

Bescot Stadium, also known as the Banks's Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Walsall Football Club. It was built in 1989-90 by GMI Construction with a reported build cost of £4.5m...

 on 9 August 2011, replacing Ryan Jarvis

Ryan Jarvis

Ryan Robert Jarvis, , is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Walsall. His younger brother, Rossi Jarvis, played alongside him at Norwich City, while his cousin, Adam Tann, is currently unattached...

 81 minutes into a 3–0 defeat to Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

 in the League Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

. He scored his first professional goal after coming on as a substitute in a 4-2 home defeat to Bury on 19 November 2011.

Statistics

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Walsall F.C.

Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

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Football League One

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External links

• Profile at the official Walsall site