| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John William Bowman | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 1943 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Sudbury, Middlesex, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shelton Juniors | |||
| Hanley St. Jude's | |||
| Burslem Park | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899 | Burslem Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 1899–1900 | Stoke | 4 | (0) |
| 1901–1905 | Queens Park Rangers | 175 | (3) |
| 1905 | Norwich City | ||
| Total | 179 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1905–1907 | Norwich City | ||
| 1912–1916 | Croydon Common | ||
| 1930–1931 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John William Bowman (23 April 1879 – 26 January 1943) was an English football player and manager.
He played one cup game for Burslem Port Vale in 1899, having previously appeared for several nearby amateur sides. He then spent two seasons with Stoke, playing four games in the Football League, before he joined Queens Park Rangers in 1901. In four years with QPR, he played more than 100 matches before he was selected to serve Norwich City as manager. He stepped down in 1907, returning to the game in 1912 for a four-year stint as Croydon Common manager. He then returned to QPR as a director, though he briefly took the managerial reins in 1931.