Colin Cowperthwaite
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Flookburgh, Lancashire, England | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1977–1992 | Barrow | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Colin Cowperthwaite (born 16 April 1959) is an English former semi-professional footballer. He is best known as the overall top scorer and record appearance holder for Barrow, a club he played for from December 1977 till December 1992, where he scored 282 goals in 704 league and cup games.[1][2] He has been voted Barrow's all-time greatest player.[2]
Cowperthwaite made his debut for Barrow 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.[3] 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.[4] When Cowperthwaite retired in 1992, his testimonial match was held against Manchester City.[5] After retiring, he continued to be active in the local amateur football scene, playing for local club Cartmel in the North Lancashire and District Football League, later managing the team in two different spells.[6]
His 1979-goal after just 3.5 seconds in a game against Kettering Town[7] was at the time the fastest recorded in the English game, and is still the fastest in a national competition, though a faster goal has since been scored by Marc Burrows in a reserve match.[8]
He is the father of Niall Cowperthwaite, who currently plays as a defender for Barrow A.F.C. in Conference North.
References
- ↑ Barrow AFC Nonleaguedaily.com; Accessed 16 March 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The highlight of my career, North West Evening Mail, 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ↑ Barrow AFC Football Club History Database; Accessed 16 March 2008
- ↑ Barrow back on the map Roberts, Martin; 2000; BBC Sport; Accessed 16 March 2008
- ↑ Sunderland Chief Quinn Praises Barrow AFC Fans and Offers to Help Club North West Evening Mail. 07–01–10. Accessed at Hexham Courant. 09–08–11
- ↑ Legend Cowps Back at Holker Street on Wednesday Night North West Evening Mail. 20–04–10. Accessed 9–08–11
- ↑ Football's fastest goal claimed Hodgson, Guy and Searl, Liz; 1995; The Independent; Accessed 16 March 2008
- ↑ English amateur claims world's fastest goal World Cup Soccer; 2004; Accessed 16 March 2008