- Birthdate: 21 March 1886
- Birthplace: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Date of death: 1935
- Other clubs: Strathclyde Juniors, Rangers (1907-08), Blackburn Rovers (1908-09), Chesterfield Town (1909-11), Linfield (1914-16)
- Signed from: Chesterfield Town
- Signed for LFC: , 20.04.1911
- Liverpool debut: 04.09.1911
- Last appearance: 25.10.1913
- Debut goal: 04.11.1911
- Last goal: 06.01.1912
- Contract expiry: 14.05.1914
- Win ratio: 37.93% W:11 D:4 L:14
- Games/goals ratio: 4.14
- League games / goals: 27 / 7
- Total games / goals: 29 / 7
Player Profile
When Chesterfield lost its League status, fiery-tempered Bovill stayed with the club, scoring 31 goals in 77 Midland league games. Bovill made 29 appearances for Liverpool in the period leading up to World War I. The bulk of those games were in the 1911/12 season when he scored seven times from 25 matches. He was to make only a further four appearances for the club in the next two seasons, the club programme complaining that his main fault was "lack of deadliness in front of goal", but his main strength being a "hard worker" and delivering "neat, low forward passes of value to his partners". In May 1914 Bovill transferred to Linfield, playing for them for two seasons in the Irish league.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
3 |
270 |
Newcastle United |
3 |
270 |
Bolton Wanderers |
2 |
180 |
WBA |
2 |
180 |
Sunderland |
2 |
180 |
Oldham Athletic |
2 |
180 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Everton |
1 |
90 |
Sheffield United |
1 |
90 |
Manchester City |
1 |
90 |
Aston Villa |
1 |
90 |
Manchester United |
1 |
90 |
Bury |
1 |
90 |
Preston North End |
1 |
90 |
Chelsea |
1 |
90 |
Arsenal |
1 |
90 |
Fulham |
1 |
90 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
1 |
90 |
Tottenham |
1 |
90 |
Bradford City |
1 |
90 |
Notts County |
1 |
90 |
Leyton |
Total |
Venue |
16 |
Home |
13 |
Away |
Total |
W |
D |
L |
Win % |
Manager |
29 |
11 |
4 |
14 |
37.9% |
Tom Watson |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
04.09.1911 |
Bolton Wanderers |
Burnden Park |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
12 |
04.11.1911 |
Notts County |
Anfield |
League |
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Rangers |
1907-1908 |
Scotland Division 1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1908-1909 |
England First Division |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chesterfield |
1908-1909 |
England Second Division |
18 |
3 |
20 |
4 |
Chesterfield |
1909-1911 |
Midland League |
77 |
31 |
77 |
31 |
Linfield |
1914-1915 |
Irish League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Linfield |
1915-1916 |
Irish League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
97 |
34 |
99 |
35 |