Tom Bowen | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Tom Bowen | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 350 Thomas Bowen by Alex Service The brother of St. Helens Recs forward [and England tourist] Frank Bowen, Thomas was a big raw-boned second-rower. He signed for the St. Helens club on 27th October 1926, just when they were about to embark upon one of their first sustained period of success. He made his debut in the 21-10 victory over Oldham at Knowsley Road, forming a back row with Bill Clarey and Fred Roffey. For this particular match, Ernie Shaw, the usual loose forward, played at full-back. In the St. Helens Newspaper, the famous correspondent Premier gave him a big write up: Never have I seen a local forward show such form on his first appearance in the First Team.� He went on to say: �His scrummaging was effective, his open play was sound and his destructive tackling was the best we have seen from any forward since poor Burns passed away.� Despite such optimism, Thomas played in just 23 matches for the Saints, scoring three tries and kicking five goals. He was a regular member of the A Team too and lived at Wilson Street. After playing against York on 6th April 1931, in the middle of an Easter spell of four games in five days for the Saints, it is believed he crossed the rubicon and joined St. Helens Recreation. In 1939, he was living In Bryan Street, St Helens and working as a glass packer. He died in his hometown in December 1970, aged 64 | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1926~27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1927~28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1928~29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1929~30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1930~31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| TOTALS: | 3 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1926~27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 8th Mar 1927 | 1 | W |
12 | Oldham | L | H | 21 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 19th Mar 1927 | 2 | L |
12 | York | L | A | 6 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 2nd Apr 1927 | 3 | W |
12 | Salford | L | H | 8 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 12th May 1927 | -- | L |
11 | Barrow* | Fr Lonsdale Hospital | L | 8 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 27th Aug 1927 | 4 | W |
11 | Widnes | L | H | 28 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 29th Aug 1927 | 5 | L |
12 | Leeds | L | A | 7 | 18 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd Sep 1927 | 6 | W |
11 | Widnes | L | A | 28 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 14th Sep 1927 | 7 | W |
11 | Dewsbury | L | H | 8 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Sep 1927 | 8 | L |
11 | Hunslet | L | A | 10 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 1st Oct 1927 | 9 | W |
12 | Broughton Rangers | L | A | 6 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 8th Oct 1927 | 10 | L |
11 | Swinton | LC1 | H | 7 | 13 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Feb 1928 | 11 | L |
12 | Oldham | L | H | 13 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 10th Nov 1928 | 12 | D |
11 | Leeds | L | A | 8 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Nov 1928 | 13 | W |
11 | Halifax | L | H | 12 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Nov 1928 | 14 | L |
11 | Swinton | L | A | 2 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 19th Apr 1930 | 15 | W |
11 | Broughton Rangers | L | H | 31 | 17 | 5 | VIEW | ||
| 30th Aug 1930 | 16 | W |
13 | Widnes | L | A | 21 | 7 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 6th Sep 1930 | 17 | L |
13 | Widnes | L | H | 5 | 9 | VIEW | |||
| 10th Sep 1930 | 18 | L |
13 | Salford | L | A | 5 | 11 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 20th Sep 1930 | 19 | W |
13 | Warrington | L | H | 18 | 12 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 27th Sep 1930 | 20 | W |
13 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | A | 21 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Oct 1930 | 21 | L |
13 | Leeds | L | H | 8 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 13th Dec 1930 | 22 | W |
13 | Oldham | L | H | 7 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Apr 1931 | 23 | W |
13 | York | L | H | 13 | 3 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 13 | LOSSES : 10 | DRAWS : 1 |
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