NAIRN COUNTY ARCHIVENairn County FC History

John Bowie

Biography

Son of a railway porter, Alexander Bowie, John was the captain of Nairn County for several years. John first captained the Club during the 1931/32 season, successfully capturing the Elgin & District Cup with a 5-0 win over Keith at Borough Briggs. That same year he represented the North of Scotland FA XI against Aberdeen-shire in 1932. During his time at Nairn, he was approached by various senior teams (among them Kilmarnock, Motherwell and St Johnstone) and offered terms to sign, but had no desire to leave the town. His son David said "He used to say that he tried…Read moreRead less
Son of a railway porter, Alexander Bowie, John was the captain of Nairn County for several years.

John first captained the Club during the 1931/32 season, successfully capturing the Elgin & District Cup with a 5-0 win over Keith at Borough Briggs. That same year he represented the North of Scotland FA XI against Aberdeen-shire in 1932.

During his time at Nairn, he was approached by various senior teams (among them Kilmarnock, Motherwell and St Johnstone) and offered terms to sign, but had no desire to leave the town. His son David said "He used to say that he tried to keep his shorts clean as you were no use to the team sitting on your backside!"

Statistics

Apps
203
Goals
14
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.07
Minutes
18,300
Seasons
12
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1939-407300
1937-381000
1936-3721300
1935-3621500
1934-3524000
1933-3421100
1932-3322000
1931-3230200
1930-3123000
1929-3025000
1928-296000
1927-282000

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
George Mackay22 Oct 192720 Apr 1935153
George Boardman21 Aug 193525 Apr 193621

Timeline

  1. Born

    Nairn

Appearances (203)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
20 Apr 1940 Nairn County 4–3 RAF XI League (Emergency War)1939-40 W
30 Mar 1940 Nairn County 4–5 Forres Mechanics Inverness Cup1939-40 L
16 Mar 1940 Nairn County 3–1 RAF XI Stuart Cup1939-40 W
13 Jan 1940 Nairn County 2–3 Forres Mechanics League (Emergency War)1939-40 L
25 Nov 1939 Caledonian 0–2 Nairn County League (Emergency War)1939-40 W
21 Oct 1939 Ross County 0–1 Nairn County League (Emergency War)1939-40 W
7 Oct 1939 Nairn County 2–3 RAF XI League (Emergency War)1939-40 L
28 Aug 1937 Nairn County 3–0 Huntly SHFL1937-38 W
3 Apr 1937 Nairn County 7–4 Elgin City Stuart Cup1936-37 W
27 Mar 1937 Nairn County 4–3 Inverness Thistle Stuart Cup1936-37 W
27 Feb 1937 Nairn County 1–6 Fraserburgh SHFL1936-37 L
13 Feb 1937 Nairn County 0–2 Ross County North of Scotland Cup1936-37 L
6 Feb 1937 Nairn County 3–3 Inverness Thistle SHFL1936-37 D
23 Jan 1937 Nairn County 5–0 Caledonian SHFL1936-37 W
16 Jan 1937 Nairn County 6–2 Keith SHFL1936-37 W
26 Dec 1936 Nairn County 4–1 Huntly SHFL1936-37 W
21 Nov 1936 Nairn County 2–3 Buckie Thistle SHFL1936-37 L
14 Nov 1936 Ross County 2–3 Nairn County SHFL1936-37 W
7 Nov 1936 Nairn County 2–2 Peterhead SHFL1936-37 D
31 Oct 1936 Forres Mechanics 3–0 Nairn County SHFL1936-37 L
24 Oct 1936 Nairn County 4–3 Clachnacuddin SHFL1936-37 W
17 Oct 1936 Nairn County 2–2 Elgin City SHFL1936-37 D
3 Oct 1936 Fraserburgh 7–1 Nairn County SHFL1936-37 L
26 Sep 1936 Nairn County 3–5 Inverness Thistle Stuart Cup1936-37 L
19 Sep 1936 Nairn County 6–4 Forres Mechanics SHFL1936-37 W
5 Sep 1936 Citadel 1–2 Nairn County Scottish Qualifying Cup1936-37 W
29 Aug 1936 Elgin City 12–2 Nairn County SHFL1936-37 L
22 Aug 1936 Nairn County 4–0 Ross County SHFL1936-37 W
14 Aug 1936 Clachnacuddin 3–2 Nairn County Inverness Cup1936-37 L
25 Apr 1936 Nairn County 4–2 a.e.t. Elgin City Elgin & District Cup1935-36 W

Goals scored (14)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
16 Mar 1940 Nairn County 3–1 RAF XI Stuart Cup1939-40 W 60′
13 Jan 1940 Nairn County 2–3 Forres Mechanics League (Emergency War)1939-40 L 65′
21 Oct 1939 Ross County 0–1 Nairn County League (Emergency War)1939-40 W ? (pen.)
26 Sep 1936 Nairn County 3–5 Inverness Thistle Stuart Cup1936-37 L ? (pen.)
26 Sep 1936 Nairn County 3–5 Inverness Thistle Stuart Cup1936-37 L ? (pen.)
19 Sep 1936 Nairn County 6–4 Forres Mechanics SHFL1936-37 W ?
11 Apr 1936 Nairn County 4–2 Clachnacuddin Stuart Cup1935-36 W ? (pen.)
29 Feb 1936 Nairn County 6–1 Buckie Thistle SHFL1935-36 W ? (pen.)
22 Feb 1936 Nairn County 3–6 Ross County SHFL1935-36 L ? (pen.)
8 Feb 1936 Caledonian 6–2 Nairn County SHFL1935-36 L ?
23 Nov 1935 Nairn County 4–3 Fraserburgh SHFL1935-36 W ?
14 Oct 1933 Nairn County 3–1 Inverness Thistle SHFL1933-34 W 55′
9 Apr 1932 Keith 11–2 Nairn County SHFL1931-32 L ?
9 Apr 1932 Keith 11–2 Nairn County SHFL1931-32 L ? (pen.)