Bill Gowdy

William Alexander Gowdy (24 December 1903 – 16 March 1958) was a Northern Irish footballer who played for, among others, Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday, Gateshead, Hibernian and Aldershot.[2][3][4] He gained six caps for Ireland between 1931 and 1936.[1][5][6]

Bill Gowdy
Personal information
Full name William Alexander Gowdy[1]
Date of birth (1903-12-24)24 December 1903
Place of birth Belfast, Ireland
Date of death 16 March 1958(1958-03-16) (aged 54)
Place of death Larne, Ireland
Position(s) Wing-half / Inside forward[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1923 Duncairn Olympic
1923–1924 Cliftonville Olympic
1924–1925 Highfield
1925–1926 Duncairn Old Boys
1926–1927 Cliftonville Olympic
1926–1927 Dundalk 2 (0)
1927–1928 Ards
1927–1928 Brantwood
1928–1929 Ards
1929–1931 Hull City 65 (1)
1931–1932 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0)
1933 Gateshead 4 (0)
1934–1935 Linfield
1935–1936 Hibernian 10 (1)
1936–1937 Goole Town
1937–1938 Altrincham
1938–1939 Aldershot 3 (0)
National team
1931–1936 Ireland 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His elder brother Joe[7] was also a footballer; he too gained six caps for Ireland, but they did not play together for their country (nor any clubs) – Joe's last cap was in 1927.[8]

References
  1. Bill Gowdy, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 1 December 2006
  2. "Bill Gowdy | History of Dundalk F.C". Dundalkfcwhoswho.com. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  3. "W Gowdy". Adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  4. Altrincham's Pre-War Players, Altrincham FC
  5. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Bill Gowdy". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  6. http://www.enfa.co.uk
  7. Residents of a house 47 in Portallo Street (Ormeau, Down) (1911 census), National Archives of Ireland
  8. Joe Gowdy, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 11 December 2006
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