Jimmy Cowie

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Jimmy Cowie
Personal information
Full name James G Cowie
Date of birth
Place of birth    Keith, Scotland
Date of death    1966
Playing position Striker
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
 ?-1926
1926-1928
1928-1931
1931-?
Keith
Raith Rovers
York City
Keith
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
67 (58)
0? 0(?)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

James G "Jimmy" Cowie (born in Keith, Scotland - died 1966) was a Scottish footballer.

[edit] Career

Cowie started his career with Keith, where he played until joining Raith Rovers in 1926. He joined York City in 1928.[1]

During the 1928–29 season, Cowie scored a total of 56 goals in 56 appearances for York.[2] He scored in York's first game in the Football League against Wigan Borough. He returned to Keith in the summer of 1931.[1]

Later in life, Cowie was a keen bowls player and snooker player. He also worked in insurance. He died in 1966.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c James Cowie. York City FC. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
  2. ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars", York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited, p152. ISBN 0907969690.