| John Bowes | |
| Fullname: | John Thomas Bowes |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Ravensworth, Yorkshire |
| Death Date: | 1955 (aged 81) |
| Death Place: | County Durham, England |
| Position: | Inside left |
| Years1: | 189?–1896 |
| Clubs1: | Darlington |
| Years2: | 1896–1897 |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1897–190? |
| Clubs3: | Darlington |
John Thomas Bowes (17 January 1874 – 1955) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as an inside left for Sheffield United in 1896–97. He also played non-league football for Darlington.[1]
Bowes was born in 1874 in Ravensworth, which was then in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[2] By December 1894, he was on the books of Northern League club Darlington.[3] He helped them win the 1895–96 Northern League title as well as reach the semi-final of that season's Amateur Cup.[4] He and team-mate Jack Almond then turned professional with Sheffield United.[5] He made his Football League debut on 23 January 1897, in a 3–1 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the First Division. Brought back into the team in mid-March, he scored winning goals against Bury and Stoke, and ended the season with two goals from four appearances.[2] Despite the positive end to his season, he was not retained,[6] and he returned to Darlington, where he continued to play until at least the 1902–03 season.[7] Bowes died in 1955 at the age of 81; his death was registered in the Durham Western district.[2] [8]