Plymouth Argyle Fowler was born in
Cardiff Whilst with Mardy, Fowler was selected to represent the Southern League (Welsh Section) in a match against the Football League. Fowler made his debut replacing
Tommy Gallogley at
inside right on 17 December 1921, scoring in a 4–0 victory over
Southend United. He retained his place for the next three games before Gallogley returned on New Year's Eve. Plymouth finished
the season as runners-up in the
Third Division South to
Southampton, but with only one team being promoted missed out on promotion on
goal average. This was the start of a run of six consecutive seasons in which Plymouth finished as runners-up but were denied promotion. For
the following season, Fowler was used intermittently until mid-March, generally playing as an inside forward, until Richardson left to join
Stoke City. Fowler then took over as the recognised centre-forward and, despite making only 22 league appearances, he was the club's top scorer for the season with 17 goals, including a hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over local rivals
Exeter City on 30 March 1923. In the summer of 1923, Plymouth signed
Percy Cherrett from
Portsmouth and Fowler once again found himself second choice at centre forward, making only ten league appearances (scoring seven goals) in
the 1923–24 season. Fowler became unsettled and in February 1924, he returned to Wales to join
Swansea Town for a fee of £1280, then a record for the Welsh club. Despite having left Argyle in February, Fowler accompanied the Plymouth Argyle side on a tour of South America in the summer of 1924, although he did not play in any of the nine matches against various club and scratch sides.
Swansea Town At Swansea, Fowler replaced
Jack Smith at centre forward and made 14 appearances, scoring six goals at the end of
the 1923–24 season.
The following season, Fowler was ever-present and with 28 goals he was the club's top-scorer for the season at the end of which Swansea claimed the
Third Division South title, one point ahead of Fowler's former club. Fowler's goal tally made him the top-scorer across the Third Division South. Fowler's goal tally included five in a match against
Charlton Athletic on 27 September 1924, which remains the club's record for the most goals in a match. Described as a "player of strength and brain", Fowler soon became a favourite at the
Vetch Field, with the crowd urging him on with their own version of a popular song of the time: "Chick chick chick chicken, score a little goal for me". The following year, Wales visited London and in the match at
Selhurst Park on 1 March 1926, Fowler scored twice to enable his country to claim a 3–1 victory. By 1930, Fowler had lost his place in the Swansea Town side to
Ronnie Williams and after only making one appearance in
the 1929–30 season, he was transferred to
Clapton Orient. In his seven seasons with Swansea, Fowler scored 113 goals from 183 appearances.
Clapton Orent At Orient, Fowler had dropped to the Third Division South, where he made a total of 80 appearances, but was unable to replicate his goal-scoring exploits with Swansea, managing only 15 goals in two seasons, before injury brought his career to a close. == Later career ==