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Eric Bowyer

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Eric Bowyer
Personal information
Position(s) Half-back, defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1978 Linfield
1978–1981 Glenavon
1981–1982 Bangor
1982–1983 Brantwood
Dungannon Swifts
Carrick Rangers
International career
1970 Irish League XI 2 (0)
Managerial career
1990–1992 Linfield
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Bowyer is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager who played in the Irish League with Linfield, Glenavon, Bangor and Carrick Rangers in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year for 1974–75. Bowyer also won Linfield Player of the Year 4 times between 1968 and 1976. He was both a captain and manager of Linfield. At Linfield, he won three League titles and won the Irish Cup once.

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