Here’s a big summer Bowe-nus for Bangor City 1876 Women

Picture: Chris Howells

Bangor City Women 1876 have signed one of the best-known names in North Wales women’s football.

Katie Louise Bowe has put pen to paper for the Citizens, who are set to compete for a fourth successive season in Tier 2 Ardal North in 2026-27.

She joins Hannah Owen, Ellie Sian Jones, Sioned Phillips and Grace John as the other new faces in the Citizens squad.

Bowe, 35, is an attacking midfielder who excels at long range shooting and set-piece deliveries.

An outstanding junior who featured in Wales Under-17 national squads, Katie first made her mark in senior football as a key player in the successful Caernarfon Town ladies teams of the late first millennium decade.

She was a stand-out performer when the Canaries competed in the Welsh Premier Women’s League Northern Conference and won the title in 2009-10.

Town made it back-to-back Northern championships in 2010-11, Katie scoring twice in a title-clinching 2-0 win over Wrexham.

Katie remained with the Cofis when the WPWL went fully national in 2012-13, but later joined Llandudno Junction (who were to become Llandudno).

Her time at Maesdu Park was often a magical one, filled with remarkable long-range goals from free kicks and open play.

In the 2015/16 season, Katie scored 21 goals and inspired Llandudno to their first-ever Welsh Cup final.

Taking on Cardiff City FC Women at Latham Park, Newtown, Katie scored a stunning opening goal from over 20 yards just minutes into the match.

Although Tudno eventually lost 5-2, Katie became the first woman ever to be nominated for S4C Sgorio’s Goal of the Month award.

Injuries held her back for the next couple of seasons before she rejoined Caernarfon, whose ill-fated Welsh Premier return ended just five games into the 2018-19 season when the club resigned.

The 2019-20 season saw Katie sign for Mountain Rangers. She scored seven goals on debut and netted 11 times in six games, but the season was cut short by Covid-19.

On the return of football in 2021-22, Katie had by then joined Pwllheli where she spent four seasons, winning back-to-back North East Wales League titles.

Last season she returned to Caernarfon Town.