Ian Bowyer

Manchester City

He started his career at Manchester City, debuting for the first team at Newcastle United on 16 November 1968. City won the 1969 FA Cup final but Bowyer did not feature in the final. The following season, as an 18-year-old, Bowyer made 33 full league appearances and one as substitute for City as they finished 11th in the First Division. He was also a regular in Manchester City's League Cup run and scored twice in their two-legged semi final against local rivals United. In March he came on as a substitute for Mike Summerbee in the 1970 Football League Cup final beating West Bromwich Albion 2–1. Manchester City also won the Cup Winners Cup that season and Bowyer played his part in that European success too. City overcame Athletic Bilbao in the first round, 6–3 on aggregate with Bowyer playing in both and scoring in the second leg 3–0 home win. He also played in both second-round games against Belgian club Lierse S.K. but missed out on the next two rounds. He replaced Mike Doyle after 23 minutes in the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final against Górnik Zabrze in Vienna. City won 2–1. The following season he made 13 appearances for City, including six as substitute and one in the cup. His last game for the club was on 1 May 1971, against Tottenham Hotspur. In total he scored 13 goals in his 57 City first team appearances. After Peter Swales' takeover of the Manchester City and the exclusive appointment of Malcolm Allison, Bowyer was out of favour and was…

Manchester City

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1969–70 EFL Cup: 1969–70 Nottingham Forest

Football League First Division: 1977–78 EFL Cup: 1977–78, 1978–79 FA Charity Shield: 1978 Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1976–77 Football League Second Division: promoted 1976–77 European Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80 UEFA Super Cup: 1979