Alan Fowler (footballer)

Alan Fowler

Personal information
Date of birth	(1911-11-20)20 November 1911
Place of birth	Rothwell, England
Date of death	10 July 1944(1944-07-10) (aged 32)
Place of death	Martot, France
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Whitehall Printers
1927–1933	Leeds United
	→ Whitehall Printers (loan)
	→ Brodsworth Main (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1934	Leeds United	15	(8)
1934–1944	Swindon Town	173	(67)
1939–1940	→ Swindon Town (war guest)	28	(18)
1943	→ Queens Park Rangers (war guest)	1	(0)
1944	→ Watford (war guest)	6	(0)
Total		223	(93)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Fowler (20 November 1911 – 10 July 1944) was an English professional footballer who played for Whitehall Printers, Brodsworth Main, Leeds United, Swindon Town, Queens Park Rangers and Watford, as a striker. He was killed in action during the Second World War.[1][2]

Military career

Fowler enlisted in the Dorsetshire Regiment of the British Army in 1940, and rose to become a PT instructor with the rank of sergeant. In 1941, Fowler was commended for saving three men's lives in a grenade accident.

His battalion, the 4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment, part of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, arrived in France on 24 June and was involved in Operation Jupiter, the attack on the city of Caen. On 10 July 1944, Fowler's battalion was ordered to attack the villages of Eterville and Martot. During this operation, Fowler was killed by a friendly aerial bombardment coordinated by 4 Hawker Typhoons.[3][4]

See also

• List of footballers killed during World War II

References

1. "Profile". OZ White LUFC. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
2. "Profile". Swindon Web. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
3. "Alan Fowler". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
4. "Alan Fowler". swindonweb.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.