Bruce Stowell (born 20 September 1941) is an English former

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player and manager.

Playing career

Born in

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

, Stowell began his career with

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

, before signing amateur forms with

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

in May 1958. He became a part-time professional in December 1958, and became fully professional in June 1967. Upon turning professional, Stowell became club captain at City. In October 1970, Stowell played in his 344th

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game for City, breaking George Robinson's 55-year-old appearance record. Stowell made a total of 401 appearances for City in the Football League, and 437 games for them across all competitions. Stowell also played for

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

, making 16 appearances in the Football League for them, before moving to Australia, where he played for Pan Hellenic and

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Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Stowell coached

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, spent almost 10 years as Queensland state director of coaching, Newcastle Breakers and

Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1991 as Brisbane United, the club competed in the National Soccer League until the 2003–04 season. Brisbane Strikers ...

. He also coached in Malaysia, and was the head coach for

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from 1999 to the end of 2000 season. Stowell later returned to Queensland, becoming head football coach of the

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. He remained there until 2007, when he joined the Tasmanian Institute of Sport. His tenure there finished a year later.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stowell, Bruce 1941 births Living people English men's footballers English football managers Bradford City A.F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players English Football League players Sydney Olympic FC players Blacktown City FC players Footballers from Bradford Men's association football midfielders English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia English expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer managers in Australia Expatriate football managers in Malaysia English expatriates in Malaysia Brisbane Strikers managers