Paul Bowles, English footballer, Died at 59

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Paul Michael Anthony Bowles was born on May 31, 1957 and died on March 28, 2017.

He was an English footballer.

He played as a central defender.

Paul Bowles scored 26 goals in 346 league appearances in a nine-year career in the Fourth Division of the Football League.

He was a cousin of Stan Bowles.

He spent time as a youth player at Manchester United, before he started his career with Crewe Alexandra.

Paul scored 20 goals in 178 Fourth Division appearances in four seasons at Gresty Road.

Bowles helped Harry Gregg’s “Railwaymen” to finished 16th in 1975–76, 12th in 1976–77, and 15th in 1977–78, before Crewe fell to last place in the 1978–79 campaign under the stewardship of Warwick Rimmer.

Paul Michael Anthony Bowles passed away at 59 years old.