Stuart Cowden
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stuart Cowden[1] | ||
Date of birth | February 1925[1] | ||
Place of birth | Alsager, England[1] | ||
Date of death | January 2016 (aged 90) | ||
Playing position | Half back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Stoke Boy's Club | |||
1942–1946 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
1947–1954 | Witton Albion | 374 | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Stuart Cowden (February 1925 – January 2016) was an English footballer who played for Stoke City.[1]
Career
Cowden joined Stoke City during World War II and went on to become a regular in the War League playing 50 matches.[1] His only senior match came in the FA Cup during the 1945–46 season where he played in a 3–1 win against Burnley.[1] He left the club at the end of the season after he decided to work at Rolls-Royce Limited in Crewe where he stayed for 50 years.[1] He continued to play football for non-league Witton Albion.[1] He died in January 2016, a few weeks short of his 91st birthday.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City[1] | 1945–46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
External links
- Vintage Potter shares his memories of a special time Stuart Cowden at thisisstaffordshire.co.uk
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