Appearances:
527 |
Starts:
506 |
Substitute:
21 |
Unused:
17 |
Goals:
59 |
Games per Goal:
8.93 |
Assists:
88 |
Goal Involvements:
147 |
Player #581
Source: Villa News & Record
Source: Villa News & Record
Born:
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Position:
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Midfielder
1975-76
1993-94
15
6 |
0 |
Gordon Cowans
Gordon Cowans
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1993-94 |
Age
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | PL |
Squad #
# | # | # | # | # | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Appearances
1 | 26 | 43 | 38 | 52 | 46 | 61 | 57 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 15 | 17 |
Starts
0 | 21 | 35 | 37 | 52 | 46 | 61 | 57 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 13 | 15 |
Subs
1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Unused
2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Goals
0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
Bookings
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Cards
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goals
0.00 | 8.67 | 6.14 | 9.50 | 7.43 | 9.20 | 5.54 | 4.38 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 11.75 | 49.00 |
Goal
Involvements
0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 14 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1993-94 |
🥅
🔢
⛔
⛔ %
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
Gordon Sidney Cowans
Birth Date
27 October 1958
Birth Place
West Cornforth
Birth Country
England
🏴
🏴
Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
1974-77 Aston Villa Youth
Previous Teams
1974-76 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves
Football League First Division
Transfer in
Aged
15
29
34
From
Aston Villa Youth
For
Youth
£250,000
Free
On
1 July 1974
1 July 1988
1 July 1993
Under
Ron Saunders 🏴
Graham Taylor 🏴
Ron Atkinson 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
January 1977
Under
Ron Saunders 🏴
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
26
33
35
SSC Bari
Blackburn Rovers
Derby County
To
For
£257,000
£207,000
Free
On
1 July 1985
1 November 1991
1 February 1994
Under
Graham Turner 🏴
Ron Atkinson 🏴
Ron Atkinson 🏴
Subsequent Clubs
1985-88 SSC Bari, £0.25m
Serie B, Serie A
🕒 94 | 94 (0) | ⚽ 3 |
1988-91 Aston Villa, £0.25m
Football League First Division
🕒 153 | 150 (3) | ⚽ 7 | #581 |
1991-93 Blackburn Rovers, £0.20m
Football League Second Division, Premier League
🕒 63 | 62 (1) | ⚽ 3 |
1993-94 Aston Villa, Free
Premier League
🕒 17 | 15 (2) | ⚽ 0 | #581 |
1994 Derby County, £0.20m
Football League First Division
🕒 45 | 44 (1) | ⚽ 1 |
1994-95 Wolverhampton Wanderers, £0.02m
Football League First Division
🕒 46 | 40 (6) | ⚽ 1 |
1995-96 Sheffield United
Football League First Division
🕒 23 | 21 (2) | ⚽ 0 |
1996-97 Bradford City
Football League First Division
🕒 27 | 26 (1) | ⚽ 0 |
1997 Stockport County, Free
Football League Second Division
🕒 7 | 6 (1) | ⚽ 0 |
1997 Burnley
Football League Second Division
🕒 9 | 8 (1) | ⚽ 0 |
1997 Retired aged 39
Villa Career
1976-85 | Youth | 1988-91 | £250k | 1993 Free |
D1 | PL |
🕒 527 | 506 (21) | ⚽ 59 | 🔥 88 | 🇺 17 | #581 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
527
17
Goals
59
Played Under
Ron Saunders 🏴 1976, 1977-82
Tony Barton 🏴 1982-83
Graham Turner 🏴 1984-85
Graham Taylor 🏴 1988-90
Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿 1990-91
Ron Atkinson 🏴 1991, 1993
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1975-76
7 February 1976
Manchester City (a), Division One
17
Ron Saunders 🏴
7 February 1976
Ron Saunders 🏴
2 March 1977
Appearances
Goals
527
59
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1993-94
11 December 1993
Wimbledon (h), Premier League
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
Ron Atkinson 🏴
35
19 December 1993
Ron Atkinson 🏴
Honours
1976-77 League Cup
1980-81 First Division
1981-82 European Cup
1982-83 European Super Cup
1993-94 League Cup
Height
(5 ft 9 in) 1.77 m
Foot
International Record
National Team
🏴
England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1983-90 🕒 10 | 10 (0) | ⚽ 2 |
Caps with Villa
🕒 8 | 8 (0) | ⚽ 1 |
Gordon Cowans
Source: Villa News & Record
Source: Villa News & Record