Vienna. City won 2–1. The following season he made 13 appearances for City, including six as substitute and one in the cup. His last game for the club was on 1 May 1971, against Tottenham Hotspur. In total he scored 13 goals in his 57 City first team appearances. After Peter Swales' takeover of the Manchester City and the exclusive appointment of Malcolm Allison, Bowyer was out of favor and was sold to Orient under the management of George Petchey for £25,000. Leyton Orient Ian Bowyer, playing at no 11, was an ever present, and top scorer with 14 goals, for Orient in 1971–72. Bowyer scored a hat trick in his first game at Brisbane Road, a 4–1 win against Cardiff City. Orient beat Wrexham and Leicester City to reach the 5th Round. Bowyer scored in both those ties. Orient beat Chelsea 3–2 in the round of 16 to qualify for another all-London home tie against Arsenal in the quarter finals. The next season, as Orient struggled against relegation from the second division, Bowyer made 33 appearances and three as substitute. Nottingham Forest In 1973 Bowyer was signed by Allan Brown, then manager of Nottingham Forest for £25,000. Like Orient, Forest were also in the second tier of the Football League at the time. Bowyer made his debut at Blackpool on 20 October 1973, scoring in a 2–2 draw. Forest overcame Bristol Rovers 4–3 in one of the early Sunday matches in the FA Cup 3rd round setting up another home tie against his old club, Manchester City in the 4th round. Over 41,000 fans watched Forest eliminate first division City 4–1 with Bowyer scoring twice. The team overcame Portsmouth in the 5th Round before facing Newcastle United in the quarter final at St James' Park. Bowyer was part of the team that appeared to be taking Forest through to the semi-finals, winning 3–1 against ten players, before Newcastle fans invaded the pitch and got the match suspended for eight minutes. When the game resumed, Newcastle stormed back to win 4–3, although the F.A. ordered that the match be replayed at Goodison Park, home of Everton. After a second replay, Newcastle prevailed. Brian Clough took over as manager in 1975, bringing in Peter Taylor as his assistant the year after. Bowyer and Forest were promoted back to the top tier at the end of the 1976-77 Football League, the first