John Cowan (footballer, born 1949)

John Cowan
Personal information
Full name	John Cowan
Date of birth	8 January 1949
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1967	Crusaders
1967–1973	Newcastle United
1973–1975	Drogheda
1975–1976	Darlington
–	Scarborough
International career
1970	Northern Ireland
Managerial career
1973–1975	Drogheda United (player-manager)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cowan (born 8 January 1949) is a Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a midfielder.

Cowan was born in Belfast, and began his senior career with Irish League club Crusaders before moving to England, where he spent six years with Newcastle United but played only ten first-team matches. Two years as player-manager of League of Ireland club Drogheda preceded a return to England with Fourth Division club Darlington and non-league club Scarborough, but a knee injury forced his retirement at the relatively young age of 27. He played once for his country, against England in the 1970 Home Internationals. After retiring as a player, he set up a sports trophy business in Newcastle upon Tyne.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "John Cowan". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Jonny Dewart. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ "Player Details: John Cowan". Toon1892. Kenneth H Scott. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ "John Cowan". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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