Career
He played as an inside forward in Scottish Junior Football, and later in the English Football League. Born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Bowie started playing adult football during the Second World War. He joined Chelsea as a professional in July 1944, despite the fact that the Football League was to remain suspended for a further two seasons.
After seven years at the club, in which he made a total of 84 appearances, scoring 22 goals, Bowie had short spells at Fulham and Brentford, before joining Watford in July 1952.
Other than a brief second spell at Fulham, Bowie finished his career in English non-league football. He died in 2000.