Dave Bowman

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Tunbridge Wells
Date Of Birth
March 10, 1964
Age
61
Height (cm)
173
Games Played
48
-
Per Game
Games Started
45
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
3927
81.8
Per Game
Goals
3
0.1
Per Game
Assists
1
0.02
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Bobby Gould signed Bowman for £175,000 on the recommendation of his assistant Don Mackay but the highly rated Hearts midfielder was never good enough for the First Division. Gould was sacked soon afterwards and whilst Mackay persevered he was a big disappointment. He was sold to Dundee United by Curtis & Sillett in the summer of 1986 and he resurrected his career winning medals and amazingly six full caps for Scotland. He played over 300 games for the Terrors, earning the nickname Psycho for his tough tackling and played on till the age of 38 with Raith Rovers and Forfar Athletic. Dave is the son of former Hearts star Andy Bowman. In the not too distant past he worked in his father-in-law’s florist business. Whilst at Raith he was suspended for 17 games, a Scottish record, for swearing at officials.

• Midfielder
• Joined from Hearts for £175,000 (aged 20 years 9 months) under Bobby Gould
• Left for Dundee United for £140,000 with Jim McInally (aged 22 years 2 months) under John Sillett & George Curtis
• Substitute appearances: 3
• Unused substitute: 1
• Bookings: 10

1994 Scottish Cup winner with Dundee United

Football League First Division (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
30
29
1
2516′
4
2 (0)
1984-1985
Coventry City
10
9
1
788′
3
40
38
2
3304′
7
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
1
0
1
15′
1984-1985
Coventry City
1
1
90′
2
1
1
105′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
4
4
338′
2
1 (0)
1
4
4
0
338′
2
0
0
1 (0)
1
0
Full Members Cup (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1
2
2
0
180′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
48
45
3
3927′
10
0
0
3 (0)
1
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Canon League First Division 1985-1986
Canon League First Division 1985-1986
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 5:0
45`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 4:4
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 3:3
1`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:3
64`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:2
66`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1985-1986
FA Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 1:3
15`
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 0:0
68`
Coventry City
Chester City
H
W 7:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Chester City
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Full Members Cup 1985-1986
Full Members Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 3:0
90`
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 2:1
70`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
L 0:1
16`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 1:0
72`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
FA Cup 1984-1985
FA Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Dundee United
Wed, 28 May, 1986
£140,000 (joint fee with Jim McInally)
Coventry City
Dundee United
Wed, 28 May, 1986
£140,000 (joint fee with Jim McInally)
Heart of Midlothian
Coventry City
Fri, 14 Dec, 1984
£175,000
Heart of Midlothian
Coventry City
Fri, 14 Dec, 1984
£175,000

6 caps for Scotland and selected for the UEFA Euro 1992 squad with Dundee United.

1982 UEFA Under-18 Championship winner before joining City