Colin Cowperthwaite

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Colin Cowperthwaite
Personal information
Full name Colin Cowperthwaite
Date of birth
Place of birth    Flag of England Flookburgh, England
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1977-1992 Barrow 0704 (282)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:43, March 16, 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)


Colin Cowperthwaite is a former English semi-professional footballer from Flookburgh. He is best known as the overall top scorer and record appearance holder for Barrow AFC, a club he played for from December 1977 till December 1992. [1]

Cowperthwaite made his debut for Barrow AFC in 1977 when the team were in the Northern Premier League, five years after they had been relegated from the football league. During his period at the club, he won two Northern Premier League titles, playing eight seasons in that league and nine in the Alliance Premier League. [2] The biggest success in that period came in 1990 when Barrow beat Leek Town 3-0 in the FA Trophy final at Wembley, in which Cowperthwaite scored. [3] His 1979 goal after just 3.5 seconds in a game against Kettering Town [4] is also noted as the second of the fastest recorded in the English game, and is still the fastest in a national competition. [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Barrow AFC Nonleaguedaily.com; Accessed 16/03/08
  2. ^ Barrow AFC Football Club History Database; Accessed 16/03/08
  3. ^ Barrow back on the map Roberts, Martin; 2000; BBC Sport; Accessed 16/03/08
  4. ^ Football's fastest goal claimed Hodgson, Guy and Searl, Liz; 1995; The Independent; Accessed 16/03/08
  5. ^ English amateur claims world's fastest goal World Cup Soccer; 2004; Accessed 16/03/08