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George Bowman (footballer)

Scottish footballer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ16066770 ↗
Source-derived summary

George Alexander Bowman (born 27 June 1872 in Montrose) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Montrose, Third Lanark and Scotland.

References

Sources

Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “George Bowman (footballer)” as scottish footballer. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1872, 2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1872-06-27. The account is most persuasive where George, Bowman and footballer can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as scottish footballer. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16066770. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1872 and 2013.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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  3. Which primary records establish identity, chronology and institutional ties?
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This entry incorporates text from “George Bowman (footballer)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.