George Cowie

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George Cowie
Personal information
Full name Alexander George Cowie[1]
Date of birth (1961-05-09) 9 May 1961 (age 60)
Place of birth Buckie, Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
1977–1982 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 West Ham United 8 (0)
1983–1987 Heart of Midlothian 68 (2)
1986–1987Morton (loan) 3 (2)
1987–1988 Dunfermline Athletic 14 (0)
1988–1989 Deveronvale
1989–1991 Morton 24 (0)
1991 Forres Mechanics
Total 117 (4)
Teams managed
Papua New Guinea U23
Solomon Islands
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alexander George Cowie (born 9 May 1961) is a Scottish former professional football player and coach.

Career[]

Born in Buckie, Cowie joined West Ham United as an apprentice in 1977, turning professional in 1978.[2] He made his senior debut on 13 April 1982, in a Division 1 match against Ipswich Town.[3] He later played for Heart of Midlothian, Morton, Dunfermline Athletic, Deveronvale and Forres Mechanics, both latter clubs play in the Scottish Highland Football League.[4]

After retiring as a player, Cowie was active as a coach in Oceania, where he served as manager of the Papua New Guinea national under-23 team and the Solomon Islands national team.[2]

Honours[]

  • Scottish Cup runner-up, 1986[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "George Cowie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bios". West Ham United International Academy. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Profile". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  5. ^ http://www.afc.co.uk/news/7249.php#.VznMXYW_rDc


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