William Cowan (footballer born 1900)

William Cowan
Personal information
Full name William Cowan[1]
Date of birth 28 November 1900[1]
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death 1979 (aged 78–79)[1]
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
000?–1925 High Fell ? (?)
1925–1927 Hull City 11 (8)
1927–1928 Blackpool 1 (0)
1928–1929 Chesterfield 7 (6)
1929–1930 York City 0 (0)
Total 19 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

William Cowan (28 November 1900 – 1979) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

Career

Born in Gateshead, Cowan played for High Fell before moving to the Football League with Hull City,[1] scoring on his debut in a 4–1 victory over Nottingham Forest on 12 October 1925.[2] His last appearance for the club came in a 5–2 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 January 1927 and he finished his Hull career with nine goals in 12 appearances in all competitions.[3][4] He made one appearance for Blackpool during the 1927–28 season before going on to score six in seven league appearances for Chesterfield in the 1928–29 season.[1] He was with York City during the 1929–30 season,[1] the club's first in the Football League after being elected from the Midland League, but did not make any appearances for the club in any competitions.[5] In his short career, he made 19 League appearances, in which he scored 14 goals.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Tony Brown. p. 62. ISBN 1899468676. 
  2. ^ Peterson, Mike (1999). The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. Tony Brown. p. 33. ISBN 1899468137. 
  3. ^ Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 34. 
  4. ^ Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 110. 
  5. ^ Batters, Dave (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 434. ISBN 9781859836330.