Peter Gowans
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Taylor Gowans | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 November 2009 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Crewe, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960?-1963 | Ce ltic | 0 | (0) |
| 1963-1966 | Crewe Alexandra | 153 | (47) |
| 1966-1970 | Aldershot | 113 | (27) |
| 1970-1973 | Rochdale | 144 | (21) |
| 1973? | Southport | 4 | (0) |
| ? | Nantwich Town | ? | (?) |
| Total | 400+ | (95+) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| ? | Nantwich Town (player/manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Peter Gowans (25 May 1944 – 17 November 2009) was a Scottish football winger who played more than 100 Football League games for three different English clubs.[1]
He started his career with junior team Dundee Shamrock, moving to Celtic for the 1960/61 season. However, Gowans did not play a senior first team game for the Scottish giants, and he moved to Crewe Alexandra in 1963.[2][3]
Nineteen-year-old Gowans was signed by Crewe manager Jimmy McGuigan.[3] He went on to spend 3 seasons with the Railwaymen, scoring 47 league goals for them.[1]
Gowans moved to Aldershot in 1966/67 and made over 100 League appearances for The Shots.[1] In 1970 he moved back north with Rochdale, and Gowans made a total of 155 senior league and cup appearances for them, scoring 22 goals.[4]
After his playing career he managed Nantwich Town whilst working for British Rail.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
- ↑ "Players Who Never Played a Game A - L". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 Gwyn Griffiths (20 November 2009). "Crewe Alex: Murphy hoping to end injury nightmare where it began". This is Staffordshire. The Sentinel. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ Bob's 1970-71 Footballers - Rochdale pen pics and squad photo