Jimmy Cowie

Jimmy Cowie
Personal information
Full nameJames G Cowie
Place of birthKeith, Scotland
Date of death1966
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?-1926Keith?(?)
1926-1928Raith Rovers?(?)
1928-1931York City67(58)
1931-?Keith?(?)
* 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.

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]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "James Cowie". York City FC. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  2. Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. p152. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.