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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

60

Reserve Appearances

4

Reserve
Goals

528

Senior
Appearances

59

Senior
Goals

Gordon Cowans

First Team
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Midfielder

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Gordon Sidney Cowans

Role

M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |

Position

Born

Midfield

27 October 1958

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

West Cornforth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 9ย in) 1.77 m

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Transfer Notes

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July 1974: Aged 15, joined the Youth ranks at Villa under Ron Saunders
July 1976: Aged 17, promoted to the Villa first team squad
July 1985: Aged 26, sold to SSC Bari under Graham Turner for ยฃ257k
July 1988: Aged 29, signed from SSC Bari under Graham Taylor for ยฃ250k
November 1991: Aged 32, sold to Blackburn Rovers for โ‚ฌ230k under Ron Atkinson
July 1993: Aged, 34, signed on a free transfer from Blackburn Rovers under Ron Atkinson
February 1994: Aged 35, released to Derby County on a free transfer under Ron Atkinson

Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1974-75

Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 1974

15

Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1993-94

Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

1 February 1994

35

Ron Atkinson ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Gordon Cowans

Previous Clubs:

1974-76 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division

Loans Out

Gordon Cowans

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Gordon Cowans

Subsequent Clubs:

1985-88 SSC Bari ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยฃ0.25m
Serie B, Serie A
๐Ÿ•’ 94 | 94 (0) | โšฝ 3 |

1988-91 Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.25m
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 153 | 150 (3) | โšฝ 7 | #581 |

1991-93 Blackburn Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.20m
Football League Second Division, Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 63 | 62 (1) | โšฝ 3 |

1993-94 Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 17 | 15 (2) | โšฝ 0 | #581 |

1994 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.20m
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 45 | 44 (1) | โšฝ 1 |

1994-95 Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.02m
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 46 | 40 (6) | โšฝ 1 |

1995-96 Sheffield United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 23 | 21 (2) | โšฝ 0 |

1996-97 Bradford City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 27 | 26 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

1997 Stockport County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 7 | 6 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

1997 Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 8 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

1997 Retired aged 39

Career Progression

Gordon Cowans

1975-85 Aston Villa Reserves
1976-85 Aston Villa First Team
1988-91 Aston Villa First Team
1988-91 Aston Villa Reserves
1993 Aston Villa First Team
1993-94 Aston Villa Reserves

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First Team

Youth Career

Gordon Cowans

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

Gordon Cowans

60

Reserve Appearances

4

Reserve
Goals

1993-94 PLD1 ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1991-92 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1989-90 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |

1988-89 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 |
1984-85 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1978-79 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1977-78 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1976-77 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1975-76 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 21 | โœ… 21 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |

First Team Career

Gordon Cowans

528

Senior
Appearances

59

Senior
Goals

M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1976-85 | Youth | 1988-91 | ยฃ250k | 1993 | Free |
๐Ÿ•’ 528 | 506 (22) | โšฝ 59 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 96 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 19 | #582 |
๐ŸŸฉ 231 | ๐ŸŸจ 132 | ๐ŸŸฅ 165 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Gordon Cowans

1976-77 League Cup
1980-81 First Division
1981-82 European Cup
1982-83 European Super Cup
1982-83 World Club Cup Runner Up
๐Ÿฅˆ 1989-90 Football League First Division Runner Up
๐Ÿฅˆ 1991-92 Pontins Central League Runner Up
๐Ÿฅˆ1992-93 Premier League Runner Up
๐Ÿ† 1993-94 League Cup Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ 1993-94 Pontins Central League Runner Up

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Gordon Cowans

๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 1991 Bradford 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1991-92

Pontins Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Nov 1991 Villa 7-1 Liverpool
Reserves

1991-92

Pontins Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Nov 1991 Bolton 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1991-92

Pontins Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Nov 1991 Blackburn 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1991-92

Pontins Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Nov 1993 Villa 4-0 Notts County
Reserves

1993-94

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Dec 1993 Villa 1-0 Blackburn
Reserves

1993-94

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Jan 1994 Villa 4-0 Coventry
Reserves

1993-94

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 1994 Villa 3-0 Newcastle
Reserves

1993-94

Pontins Central League Division One

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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