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Sam Cowan

Manchester City FC

 3 caps, 0 goals

P 3 W 2 D 1 L 0 F x: A x
83% successful
1926-31

disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 270

Profile
Full name Samuel Cowan
Born 10 May 1901 in Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [registered in Chesterfield, June 1901]

Census Notes

According to the 1901 census, Selina Cowan is pregnant with a child who will become Samuel. His father, Thomas, is a hewer in the coal mines. They live at 25 Hartington Cottages in Staveley, Chesterfield.

According to the 1911 census, Staveley-born Samuel is the fifth of nine children to their parents. They live at 25 Ridge Balk Lane, in Woodlands, Doncaster. His father is a hewer.
Married possibly to Rebecca Sodofski [registered in Manchester, September 1943]. Tenuously, the only marriage in Manchester.
Died 4 October 1964 at Haywards Heath, aged 63 years x days [registered in Cuckfield, Sussex, December 1964]. Whilst refereeing a football match, a benefit match for former Sussex wicketkeeper Jim Parks, Cowan suffered a fatal heart-attack. Some notable players included musician Tommy Steele.
Height/Weight 5' 10½", 13st. 0lbs [1926].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990],  FindMyPast.com & YouAndYesterday.com
Biographies x
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career
Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions One of only handful of players who have a road named after him.  Sam Cowan Close is in Moss Side, Manchester. The estate includes Fred Tilson Close, Sammy Cookson Close, Tommy Johnson Walk and Horace Barnes Close.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number xth player to appear for England.
Position(s) x
First match No. x, aged x years x days.
Last match No. x, aged x years x days.
Major tournaments x
Team honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.

 

Name - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals Goals Av.min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
- - - - - - - - - min - - None
Due to the fact that many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries, errors and substitutions.  The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

 

Name - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Name - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Blue - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Name - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ECP

 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship - - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Championship - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Friendly - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Name - Match Record - Tournament Matches
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
x - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Name - Match History
 Club:   F.C. - x full caps

Coach: x - x full capsx

Age x
1 - x - x, x x x x x

Notes

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