| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald William Charles Bower[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1911[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Date of death | December 1998 (aged 87)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Colchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1934 | New Brighton | 24 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | South Liverpool | ||
| 1936–1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 1937–1945 | Millwall | ||
| → Southend United (guest) | 39 | (0) | |
| → New Brighton (guest) | 40 | (1) | |
| → Aldershot (guest) | 44 | (5) | |
| 1945 | → Colchester United (guest) | 10 | (0) |
| 1945–1949 | Colchester United | 45 | (0) |
| 1949–1956 | Sudbury Town | ||
| Total | 205 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald William Charles Bower (17 November 1911 – December 1998) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a right-back in the Football League for New Brighton and Bolton Wanderers.
Bower began his career as a forward, a position in which he played 24 Football League games for New Brighton between 1932 and 1934. He then joined non-League side South Liverpool, before continuing in the Football League with Bolton Wanderers, where he made three appearances. He then moved south to Millwall in the Southern League. The onset of World War II limited the number of games that Bower could play, but he did make guest appearances for Southend United, New Brighton and Aldershot. He joined Colchester United as a guest in 1945, but signed professional terms in November 1945, remaining with the club until 1949 and making 55 Southern League appearances. He wound down his playing career with Sudbury Town.