Bobby Bowry
FullnameRobert John Bowry
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Birth date19 May 1971 (age 55)
Birth placeCroydon, England
PositionMidfielder
Youthclubs 1Islington St Mary's
Youthyears 21989–1990
Youthclubs 2Carshalton Athletic
Years 11990–1992
Years 21992–1995
Years 31995–2001
Years 42001–2005
Years 52005–2006
Years 62006–2008
Clubs 1Queens Park Rangers
Clubs 2Crystal Palace
Clubs 3Millwall
Clubs 4Colchester United
Clubs 5Gravesend & Northfleet
Clubs 6Bromley
Caps 10
Caps 250
Caps 3140
Caps 4106
Caps 535
Caps 653
Goals 10
Goals 21
Goals 35
Goals 42
Goals 51
Goals 60
Totalcaps384
Totalgoals9
Nationalyears 12000
Nationalteam 1Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nationalcaps 12
Nationalgoals 10

Robert John Bowry (born 19 May 1971) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1990 until 2008.

He played in the Premier League with Crystal Palace, and in the Football League with Queens Park Rangers, Millwall and Colchester United. He finished his career in non-league football with Gravesend & Northfleet and Bromley. Born in England, he represented the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. Upon retiring he worked as a coach and is now a football agent.

Playing career

Bowry began his career at Queens Park Rangers, but he failed to make a first-team league appearance. He moved to Crystal Palace in April 1992 on a free transfer. Helping the team win a First Division title in 1993–94, he had made 50 league appearances and scored one goal at Palace before being sold to Millwall in July 1995 for £220,000.[2] Bowry spent six years at Millwall, making 140 league appearances, scoring 5 goals, and also appeared twice in 2000 for Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team. He was released from Millwall in 2001, and signed for Colchester United, where he made 106 league appearances and scored 2 goals. In May 2005, Bowry was released by Colchester.[3] He was signed by Gravesend & Northfleet in July 2005 on a one-year contract.[4] After one season at Gravesend, he joined Bromley in a player-coach role.[5] After two seasons at Bromley, Bowry quit when the club was put up for sale and retired.

Football agent

He is now believed to be a football agent with a number of Premier League and Football League players on his books.[6]

Personal life

Bowry's father was born in Saint Kitts and Nevis while his mother was born in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.[7] His son, Daniel Bowry, is also a professional footballer who plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.[8] Bowry's daughter, Lauren, is a singer and dancer who competed on the BBC talent show Little Mix The Search in 2020, as part of the girl group Melladaze which was formed on the show.[9]

Honours

Club

Crystal Palace[10]

Millwall F.C

Football League Trophy Runner Up-1998-99

References

  1. ^ "Bobby Bowry Millwall Profile". The Millwall History Files
  2. ^ "Bobby Bowry Crystal Palace Profile". Holmesdale.net
  3. ^ "Colchester release veteran Bowry". BBC Sport. 2005-05-23.
  4. ^ "Gravesend snap up veteran Bowry". BBC Sport. 2005-07-18.
  5. ^ "Bobby Bowry Aylesbury United Profile". Aylesbury United F.C.
  6. ^ "Whatever Happened To... Bobby Bowry". The U'sual. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Cheltenham Town's former Charlton Athletic defender adds two more caps to collection in the Caribbean". 15 October 2019.
  8. ^ "PlayerProfile". cafc.co.uk
  9. ^ "Melladaze Profile". bbc.co.uk
  10. ^ "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2022.