Former Hereford United striker Ryan Bowman has been banned from football for more than three years for betting offences.
Ryan Bowman during his time at Hereford
The 33-year-old had admitted to making 6,397 bets on football between June 2015 and September 2023.
That did not span his time at Edgar Street, which was in the 2012/13 Conference season. He made 39 appearances for United and scored 15 goals, including a brace in the FA Cup first round win over Shrewsbury Town.
The Shropshire Star reports the period in which Bowman broke the Football Association’s betting rules covered his spell at Salop, where he made 135 appearances across all competitions, scoring 22 goals.
Bowman joined Town in the summer of 2021, and before leaving for Cheltenham three seasons later, he placed 3,388 bets on football matches - 243 involved games he or Salop were participating in.
He also placed bets during his time at Torquay United, Gateshead and Exeter City.
The striker took full responsibility for the 6,397 bets and admitted all charges against him.
From the bets Bowman placed, he spent £203,758.57, resulting in returns of £182,189.85, meaning he lost £21,548.72.
A document from the FA said there was a lack of honesty from the striker in his interviews with the association until he was confronted with irrefutable evidence.
He is banned from all football for the next 42 months.
The full, detailed report from the Shropshire Star can be found here.