Bruce Stowell

Born in Bradford, Stowell began his career with Leeds United, before signing amateur forms with Bradford City in May 1958. He became a part-time professional in December 1958, and became fully professional in June 1967. In October 1970, Stowell played in his 344th Football League game for City, breaking George Robinson's 55-year-old appearance record. and 437 games for them across all competitions. ==Coaching career==

After retiring as a player, Stowell coached Sydney Olympic, spent almost 10 years as Queensland state director of coaching, Newcastle Breakers and Brisbane Strikers. Stowell later returned to Queensland, becoming head football coach of the Queensland Academy of Sport. He remained there until 2007, when he joined the Tasmanian Institute of Sport. His tenure there finished a year later. ==References==