Background
Clowes was born in Alton, Staffordshire and started his career with Crewe Alexandra before making the short move to Stoke City in 1950.
Clowes was born in Alton, Staffordshire and started his career with Crewe Alexandra before making the short move to Stoke City in 1950.
He made four appearances for Stoke. However despite this he left and joined Shrewsbury Town and then Wellington Town. He made a return to Stoke in the 1955-1956 season where he again made just two appearances before joining another non-league club in the form of Macclesfield Town.