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Josh Bowler

Joshua Luke Bowler is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL League One club Blackpool.

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Josh Bowler
Bowler in 2024
Personal information
Full name Joshua Luke Bowler1
Date of birth (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999
Place of birth Chertsey, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)2
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2011 Fulham
2011–2013 Aldershot Town
2013–2017 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
2017–2021 Everton 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Hull City (loan) 28 (1)
2021–2022 Blackpool 49 (9)
2022–2025 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Olympiacos (loan) 4 (0)
2023 → Blackpool (loan) 18 (2)
2023–2024 → Cardiff City (loan) 38 (5)
2024–2025 → Preston North End (loan) 10 (0)
2025 → Luton Town (loan) 8 (0)
2025– Blackpool 28 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:43, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

Joshua Luke Bowler (born 5 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL League One club Blackpool.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

After being released by Fulham, Bowler spent two years at the newly established Aldershot FC Academy before its closure in 2013. Bowler then joined the Queens Park Rangers youth team in 2013, becoming a full professional in March 2017.34 In May that year, he made his first-team debut in the last game of the 2016–17 EFL Championship season against Norwich City.5

Everton

On 7 July 2017, Bowler joined Everton on a three-year deal.4

Hull City (loan)

On 18 July 2019, Bowler signed a one-year contract extension with Everton and joined Premier League club Hull City on loan for the 2019–20 season.6 Bowler made his first appearance for the club in the opening match of the 2019–20 season, a 2–1 defeat at Swansea City, when he came off the bench to replace Kamil Grosicki.7 In June 2020, Hull indicated the loan would be extended to the end of the 2019–20 season.8

Blackpool

On 19 June 2021, Bowler agreed to sign for Blackpool in a one-year deal that was confirmed on 1 July. The club had an option to extend his contract by a further year,910 which they exercised at the end of the 2021–22 season.11

Nottingham Forest

On 1 September 2022, Bowler signed with Premier League side Nottingham Forest and was immediately loaned to Greek Super League club Olympiacos for the remainder of the season.12 After struggling for minutes in Greece, Bowler was recalled by Forest on 5 January 2023, and immediately loaned to his previous club Blackpool.13

On 1 August 2023, Bowler signed for Championship club Cardiff City on a season-long loan deal.14

On 31 January 2025, Bowler joined Luton Town on loan for the remainder of the season.15

Bowler and Nottingham Forest mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club on 1 September 2025.16

Blackpool

After terminating his contract with Nottingham Forest, Bowler returned to Blackpool, now in EFL League One, and signed a two-year contract with an option of a further year.17

Career statistics

As of end of 2025–26 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 2016–1718 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Everton U21 2017–1819 – – – 3a 0 3 0
2018–1920 – – – 3a 0 3 0
Total – – – 6 0 6 0
Everton 2019–2021 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Hull City (loan) 2019–2022 Championship 28 1 1 0 2 0 – 31 1
Blackpool 2021–2223 Championship 42 7 1 0 2 1 – 45 8
2022–2324 Championship 7 2 0 0 0 0 – 7 2
Total 49 9 1 0 2 1 – 52 10
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2023–24 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2025–26 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Olympiacos (loan) 2022–2324 Super League Greece 4 0 – – 3b 0 7 0
Blackpool (loan) 2022–2324 Championship 18 2 1 0 0 0 – 19 2
Cardiff City (loan) 2023–2425 Championship 38 5 1 0 0 0 – 39 5
Preston North End (loan) 2024–2526 Championship 10 0 1 0 2 0 — 13 0
Luton Town (loan) 2024–2526 Championship 8 0 0 0 0 0 – 8 0
Blackpool 2025–2627 League One 28 2 3 0 0 0 2a 1 33 3
Career total 178 19 8 0 6 1 11 1 209 21
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Everton U23s

References

References

  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/players/joshbowler
  3. "Josh Bowler completes £4.25m move to Everton from QPR". Sky Sports. No. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. "Blues Bring In Bowler – Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. "MATCH REPORT: NORWICH CITY 4, QPR 0". QPR Official Website. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. Jones, Adam (18 July 2019). "Bowler hails Everton and Brands after sealing loan move". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. "Swansea City 2–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  8. Colman, Jonty (25 July 2020). "'Forever grateful' – Josh Bowler's message to Hull City fans after Everton loan expires". Hull Live. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  9. "Blackpool Bring In Bowler" – Blackpool F.C., 19 June 2021
  10. "Blackpool sign Everton winger Bowler". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. "Club Confirms Retained List". www.blackpoolfc.co.uk. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  12. Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Reds sign Josh Bowler and loan to Olympiacos". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  13. Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Bowler loaned to Blackpool". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  14. "Josh Bowler is a Bluebird". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  15. "Josh Bowler joins on loan from Forest". www.lutontown.co.uk. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  16. "Bowler departs Forest". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. "Scott Banks: Blackpool sign winger on season-long loan from FC St Pauli". BBC Sport. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  18. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  19. "Josh Bowler | Football Stats | Blackpool | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  20. "Josh Bowler | Football Stats | Blackpool | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  21. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  22. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  23. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  24. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  25. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  26. "Games played by Josh Bowler in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  27. "Josh Bowler | Football Stats | Blackpool | Season 2025/2026 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  28. Carroll, Sam (8 May 2019). "Everton vs Newcastle U23s LIVE - Live stream & score updates". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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