Full name Ian Bowyer Name Ian Bowyer Playing position Role Footballer | Years Team Position Midfielder 1968–1971 Manchester City Children Gary Bowyer | |
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Date of birth (1951-06-06) 6 June 1951 (age 64) Place of birth Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, England Similar People John Robertson, John McGovern, Tony Woodcock, Garry Birtles, Archie Gemmill | ||
Ian Bowyer scores on his 600th league appearance - Hereford United v Scarborough
Ian Bowyer (born 6 June 1951 in Little Sutton, Cheshire) is an English former footballer who spent much of his career at Nottingham Forest, and was part of their European Cup victories in 1979 and 1980.
Contents
- Ian Bowyer scores on his 600th league appearance Hereford United v Scarborough
- Playing career
- Coaching and management
- Managerial statistics
- Honours
- References
Playing career
He started his career at Manchester City and came on as a substitute for them in the 1970 Football League Cup Final, when they defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-1. His last game for City was on 1 May 1971 against Tottenham Hotspur. For the following season he moved to Orient.
In 1973 Bowyer moved to Nottingham Forest. During his first spell at the club he enjoyed European Cup success in 1979 and 1980, and a League Cup winners medal in 1978 (playing in both the original game and replay) and the league title in 1978, just one year after promotion.
He left Forest in January 1981 to join Sunderland, debuting for them on 28 January 1981 against Manchester United. However, the following year he re-joined Forest and went on to make another 200 league appearances for them, finishing with a total of 564 Forest senior games (96 goals).
Coaching and management
He joined Hereford United as a player-manager in July 1987, succeeding John Newman as manager three months later. He led Hereford to Welsh Cup glory in 1990 before leaving the club. He finished his playing career at Grantham Town.
In 1994, he became assistant manager to Peter Shilton at Plymouth Argyle, and he later moved to Rotherham United until September 1996. He later became a coach at Birmingham City.
He returned to Forest as coach in 2002, and stayed for three years. In 2006, he was appointed assistant manager to Paul Hart at Rushden & Diamonds, and he later scouted for Portsmouth.
Managerial statistics
All competitive league games (league and domestic cup) and international matches (including friendlies) are included.
As of 11 April 2015