Walter Gowers (first ¼ 1903 – third ¼ 1965) was a professional rugby league and association football (soccer) footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and Lancashire, and at club level for (in Wigan), the Rochdale Hornets (two spells), and St. Helens (Heritage № 450), as a goal-kicking fullback, i.e. number 1, and club level association football (soccer) for Preston North End (reserves in 1926), as a full-back.