Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Keith, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1966 | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1926 | Keith | ? | (?) |
1926–1928 | Raith Rovers | ? | (?) |
1928–1931 | York City | 67 | (58) |
1931–? | Keith | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James G. Cowie (born in Keith, Scotland - died 1966) was a Scottish footballer.
Cowie started his career with Keith, where he played until joining Raith Rovers in 1926. He joined York City in 1928.[1]
During the 1928–29 season, Cowie scored a total of 56 goals in 56 appearances for York.[2] He scored in York's first game in the Football League against Wigan Borough. He returned to Keith in the summer of 1931.[1]
In 1938, he played alongside his 16-year-old son, also named Jim Cowie, at Keith F.C.[3]
Later in life, Cowie was a keen bowls player and snooker player. He also worked in insurance. He died in 1966.[1]