- Bowles was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2015
- Played 315 league games for QPR, scoring 97 goals
The former QPR forward Stan Bowles has died at the age of 75 having lived with Alzheimer’s disease since his diagnosis in 2015, the club have announced.
Bowles started his career as an apprentice at Manchester City, later joining Fourth Division Crewe and then Carlisle. After signing for QPR in 1972, Bowles went on to make 315 league appearances, scoring 97 goals over seven seasons, and was part of the team which finished runners-up to Liverpool in the old First Division under Dave Sexton in 1975-76.
