Jack Bowers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John William Anslow Bowers | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 July 1970 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Lichfield, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Appleby Works (Scunthorpe) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1928 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | ||
| 1928–1936 | Derby County | 203 | (167) |
| 1936–1939 | Leicester City | 79 | (52) |
| National team | |||
| 1933–1934 | England | 3 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John William Anslow "Jack" Bowers (22 February 1908 – 4 July 1970) was an English footballer, who was twice the top scorer in the Football League and made three appearances for England.
Bowers was born in Low Santon, near Scunthorpe and, after playing for Scunthorpe works side Appleby Works, started his professional career with Scunthorpe & Lindsey United in December 1927. Five months later, he was transferred to Derby County, where he was to remain until 1936.
He was signed for Derby County by manager George Jobey on 5 May 1928, on the same day as future England international Jack Barker. He made his debut in a 2–1 win over Bolton Wanderers at the Baseball Ground on 2 February 1929 and celebrated his first appearance by scoring.
It was not until the 1930–31 season that Bowers was to become a regular selection at centre forward after the transfer of Harry Bedford to Newcastle United. His first match in this season came against Arsenal, which launched Bowers on the way to breaking the club's goal-scoring record. Having sat out the first nine matches of the season, Bowers scored 37 goals in the remaining 33 matches, including four in one game against Chelsea when the Rams beat the Londoners 6–2. He scored 15 goals in a run of six consecutive matches in January and February 1931. This magnificent spell of goal-scoring was the main reason why Derby reached sixth place and, for most of the season, were sitting on the edge of the leading pack. Bowers holds Derby County's record for the number of League goals in a season (37), although this was equalled by Ray Straw in the Third Division North campaign of 1956–57.
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