Gowling represented the British Olympic side at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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He is now the secretary of the Manchester United old boys association and regularly summarises Bolton Wanderers games on BBC Radio Manchester.
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Due to his degree, he earned the nickname "Bamber", after Bamber Gascoigne, the host of University Challenge.
Alan Gowling is usually the summariser for the Bolton Wanderers game and is on the show to answer fans questions and comments before and after the game.
On promotion to the top division, Bolton's first choice forward line became Alan Gowling and Frank Worthington and Whatmore played in midfield for a season before being pushed forward again, scoring eighteen goals although Bolton were relegated.
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Fred Eyre is a summariser for the Manchester City game and like Alan Gowling, is on the show to answer fans questions and comments before and after the game.