Player profile: Jack 'Tiger' Bowles
Jack 'Tiger' Bowles
Also known as:
John Charles Bowles
Date of birth:
4th August 1914
Place of birth:
Cheltenham, England
Year of death:
1987
Player position
Goalkeeper

Personal information

Also known as:
John Charles Bowles
Date of birth:
4th August 1914
Place of birth:
Cheltenham, England
Year of death:
1987
Player position
Goalkeeper

Stockport County first team

Career information:
306 appearances / 0 goal
First appearance:
Vs. New Brighton / Saturday 27th August 1938 / English Third Division (North)
Stockport County Appearance Number (SCAN):
478
Active seasons:
9 - 1938/39, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53

Transfer history

Season Transfer
1938/39 Signed from Accrington Stanley
1952/53 Joined Winsford United

Player milestones

1st appearance for the club / Saturday 27th August 1938 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
50th appearance for the club / Monday 9th September 1946 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
100th appearance for the club / Wednesday 17th September 1947 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
150th appearance for the club / Thursday 30th September 1948 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
50th clean sheet for the club / Saturday 26th February 1949 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
200th appearance for the club / Saturday 5th November 1949 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
250th appearance for the club / Saturday 27th October 1951 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
300th appearance for the club / Thursday 25th December 1952 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]
Last appearance for the club / Saturday 31st January 1953 / English Third Division (North) [ view match ]

Wartime football

Between season's 1915/16 to 1918/19 and 1939/40 to 1945/46 competitive football in England was suspended due to the outbreak of the First and Second World War. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result teams were depleted and fielded guest players instead.

The Football League and FA Cup was suspended during the war and in their place regional league competitions were set up. Player appearances and goals in these competitions do not count in players' official records as the matches were classed as friendlies.

Career information:
32 appearances / 0 goal

Transfer history

Season Transfer
1945/46 War time guest from Mansfield Town