He also played for Heart of Midlothian, Coventry City, Raith Rovers and Forfar Athletic as well as having a spell in Hong Kong with Yee Hope FC.

[4] Bowman spent the latter part of his playing career at Raith Rovers, Hong Kong club Yee Hope and finally Forfar Athletic.

After a brief spell as a pundit for BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound programme, he returned to coaching when old friend John Robertson invited him to be his assistant at Livingston.

[7] Following his spell in Livingston, Bowman moved to Dens Park to work alongside Gordon Wallace as youth coach.

[8] On 28 September 2015, Bowman took temporary charge of Dundee United's first-team squad in the wake of manager Jackie McNamara's departure from the club.