Stan Bowles died at age 75

A very talented and skilful player.  Still remember him on a wet and muddy night at BP dribbling past Town players as if they were statues.

Playing for Crewe or Carlisle.  

He. was playing for Crewe - scored twice as I remember in an unexpected defeat 2-3 - think it was the the McMenemy season when Town won Division 4.
Very talented player

Quoted from Teestogreen

He. was playing for Crewe - scored twice as I remember in an unexpected defeat 2-3 - think it was the the McMenemy season when Town won Division 4.
Very talented player

It was, on loan from Man City I believe, on a Tuesday night and one of his goals was a 25 yard screamer that it was difficult not to applaud even if it was for the opposition. Loved watching him play for QPR in the seventies.

We only lost 2 homes games that season both in the same week.

Crewe was one and Stan won that game on his own.

RIP. Another great player has gone. His skills will be remembered.

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

It was, on loan from Man City I believe, on a Tuesday night and one of his goals was a 25 yard screamer that it was difficult not to applaud even if it was for the opposition. Loved watching him play for QPR in the seventies.

The 25 yarder was a rocket into the Osmond end very late in the game for a 3-2 win  I was a 15 year year standing in the pontoon and I still remember it clearly . Yes it was our championship season and we lost two home games consecutively Tuesday and Saturday our only home defeats that season The other if I remember correctly was 1 or 2 nil to Southport

Was always in my England mavericks team that I’d pick and enact their games in the garden as a kid. Bowles up front with Frank Worthigton, Rod Marsh Tony Currie and Alan Hudson playing behind them. Dave Thomas out wide. No boring Revie teams for me. The great QPR side of 75 was under represented in the England team - too much style for Revie. I expect a partnership of Bowles and Worthington would have rocketed the apres-match bar bill and they would have scored plenty off the pitch as well…RIP

Quoted from HerveJosse

The 25 yarder was a rocket into the Osmond end very late in the game for a 3-2 win  I was a 15 year year standing in the pontoon and I still remember it clearly . Yes it was our championship season and we lost two home games consecutively Tuesday and Saturday our only home defeats that season The other if I remember correctly was 1 or 2 nil to Southport

I'd totally forgot that untilI read that, I must have been about 15 and stood in the Barrett stand, 2-2 and I thought we'd at least got a draw and the Stan hit a screamer from outside the box! Like a lot of other players,gifted but troubled.

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

It was, on loan from Man City I believe, on a Tuesday night and one of his goals was a 25 yard screamer that it was difficult not to applaud even if it was for the opposition. Loved watching him play for QPR in the seventies.

He wasn't on loan at the Alex.  He was in trouble at City all the time.  They loaned him to Bury but he didnt make it to Gigg Lane. He was then sacked.  There was a rumour that he put one on Malcolm Allison.  So he had some redeeming features.  He was sold for £12,000 to Carlisle as part of the "Sell one a year to survive" policy.
I edited the sale figure I had put £90.000.  This getting old thing makes you do things like that - sorry lads.
Also a quote from Ernie Tagg (2nd best alex manager- only got the job and dumped his milk round because you stole Jimmy Mcguigan Thank you ever so much). If Stan could pass the bookies as well as he passes a ball he would be a very rich man."

I think he once said that he was thought of as a footballer who gambled  - but actually he was a gambler who played football.
He remains one of my real heroes - up there with the best.
RIP Stan Bowles.

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

Was always in my England mavericks team that I’d pick and enact their games in the garden as a kid. Bowles up front with Frank Worthigton, Rod Marsh Tony Currie and Alan Hudson playing behind them. Dave Thomas out wide. No boring Revie teams for me. The great QPR side of 75 was under represented in the England team - too much style for Revie. I expect a partnership of Bowles and Worthington would have rocketed the apres-match bar bill and they would have scored plenty off the pitch as well…RIP

Not much tracking back in that team!

It is always interesting to see the game back in the 70s (before my time).  Slower, but also more brutal.  A terrible pitches.  

Putting those players up against the highly trained players on today is probably not a fair comparison, but it certainly looked a lot of fun back in those days.

West London legend.

He also played for my second side Brentford (though before I lived down there).

One of his locals was the Bricklayers Arms on Ealing Road just down from the ground and a regular haunt of mine. About the only 'home fans only' pub in the vicinity.

Much missed by Bees fans who had the privilege of watching him play for them.

Quoted from Yossarian

Not much tracking back in that team!

It is always interesting to see the game back in the 70s (before my time).  Slower, but also more brutal.  A terrible pitches.  

Putting those players up against the highly trained players on today is probably not a fair comparison, but it certainly looked a lot of fun back in those days.

That early to mid-70s was great for top-flight and European football. A whole range of characters in the game, with panto-villains Leeds to hate and a floundering and ultimately relegated Manchester United. In Europe, we could love Ajax and hate the Italians and Bayern (unless they were playing Leeds). And then there were the eastern bloc sides - nearly all called Dynamo something but sprinkled with other weird names like Ujpest Doza. Also there was proper two legged knock-out football instead of the endless and dull CL, EL and ECL.

But maybe it’s just my age…

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

That early to mid-70s was great for top-flight and European football. A whole range of characters in the game, with panto-villains Leeds to hate and a floundering and ultimately relegated Manchester United. In Europe, we could love Ajax and hate the Italians and Bayern (unless they were playing Leeds). And then there were the eastern bloc sides - nearly all called Dynamo something but sprinkled with other weird names like Ujpest Doza. Also there was proper two legged knock football instead of the endless and dull CL, EL and ECL.

But maybe it’s just my age…

And everybody wanted to win FA and League cups and fielded their strongest teams and there was no
tin pot trophy . One sub and a first team squad of 15 . To get sent off you had to murder somebody

Bowles also played for Orient. I went to Brisbane Road when he played against us. The Town fans were giving him abuse all game, but he won and took a penalty at our end. He scored and gave it back to us celebrating. A true charater which, as others have said, are sadly lacking these days. Great player, would turn defenders inside out. RIP

I read this weekend that Stan Bowles was voted the all-time fans’ favourite player at both QPR and at their close rivals Brentford,  

Some accolade - times two!