Harold Bowman

{{short description|GB & England international rugby league footballer}}

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{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}

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|name = Harold Bowman

|fullname = Harold Bowman

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1902|03|22|df=yes}}

|birth_place = unknown

|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1957|05|04|1902|03|22}}{{cite news |title=Rugby International Dies At Match |work=The Birmingham Post & Gazette |date=6 May 1957 |page=9}}

|death_place = Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull, England

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|position = {{rlp|PR}}

|club1 = Hull FC

|year1start = 1921

|year1end = 39

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|teamA = England

|yearAstart = 1927

|yearAend = 29

|appearancesA = 4

|triesA = 0

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 0

|teamB = Great Britain

|yearBstart = 1924

|yearBend = 29

|appearancesB = 8

|triesB = 1

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 3

|new = yes

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/harold-bowman/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Bowman&submit=Go&c=England|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003015/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Bowman&submit=Go&c=England|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Bowman&submit=Go&c=GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234039/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Bowman&submit=Go&c=GB|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2013|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

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Harold Bowman ({{circa|1903}} – 4 May 1957) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Hull FC, as a {{rlp|pr}},{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/profile/204107/harold-bowman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235645/http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/profile/204107/harold-bowman|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2016|title=Statistics at hullfc.com|publisher=hullfc.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} and was captain of Hull during the 1928–29 and 1929–30 seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/club/history-stats/past-coaches-captains|title=Coaches and Captains|publisher=hullfc.com|date=31 December 2015|accessdate=1 January 2016}}

Bowman died on 4 May 1957 aged 54, he collapsed and died at Boothferry Park while watching the Rugby League semi-final.