Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stanley Bowles[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 December 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Collyhurst, England | ||
Date of death | 24 February 2024 | (aged 75)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1970 | Manchester City | 17 | (2) |
1970 | Bury | 5 | (0) |
1970–1971 | Crewe Alexandra | 51 | (18) |
1971–1972 | Carlisle United | 33 | (12) |
1972–1979 | Queens Park Rangers | 255 | (70) |
1979–1980 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | (2) |
1980–1981 | Leyton Orient | 46 | (7) |
1981–1983 | Brentford | 73 | (16) |
1983–1984 | Brentford | 8 | (0) |
Epping Town | |||
Total | 507 | (127) | |
International career | |||
1974–1977 | England | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stanley Bowles (24 December 1948 – 24 February 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. Known for his skills as a player in the 1970s and 1980s, he also gained a reputation as one of the game's great non-conformists and mavericks. He played over 250 league games for Queens Park Rangers, and earned five England caps.