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| Full name | Joseph Kenneth Gowers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1936 Wigan, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 October 2017 (aged 81) Bury, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 5 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Kenneth Gowers (15 October 1936[3] – 19 October 2017) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (vice-captain), England and Rugby League XIII, and at club level for Newbold Intermediates ARLFC (in Newbold, Rochdale) and Swinton, as a goal-kicking fullback, and occasionally scrum-half.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Ken Gowers". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ KEN GOWERS – LOSS OF A SWINTON LEGEND
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