[1] Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Showers began his career at Cardiff City whom he joined at the age of 15 after being spotted on a coaching course by John Charles, Colin Baker and Bobby Ferguson.
[2] Due to his young age Showers struggled in the competitive nature of the game but was always credited with giving 100 percent for the team.
But after Cardiff started to slide down the table in future years he came under scrutiny from fans at Ninian Park and was sold not long after to AFC Bournemouth.
He made his debut as a substitute against Wigan Athletic in February 1979 and scored his first goal for the club a month later with a late winner against Torquay United.
During his career Showers won two caps for Wales, including coming on as a substitute at Wembley during a 2–2 draw with England in 1975.