Steve Cowan

Steve Cowan (born 17 February 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer.

Steve Cowan
Personal information
Full name Steven Cowan
Date of birth (1963-02-17) 17 February 1963
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
St Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1985 Aberdeen 42 (11)
1985–1987 Hibernian 64 (23)
1987–1990 Motherwell 51 (11)
1989–1990 → Albion Rovers (loan) 6 (2)
1989–1990 → Portadown (loan) 8 (7)
1990–1993 Portadown 79 (59)
1993 Ballymena United 4 (0)
1993 Cliftonville 3 (1)
National team
Scotland U18 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Paisley and raised in East Kilbride, Cowan began his career with St Mirren, but followed Alex Ferguson to Aberdeen in 1979.[2] Cowan was with Aberdeen for six seasons but was never a regular in what was a very strong team.[2][1] He then moved to Hibernian, scoring three hat-tricks and 19 league goals in all during the 1985–86 season.[2][3] He was the top goalscorer in Scotland during that season, with 28 goals in total.

Cowan only scored four league goals in 1986–87, however, and transferred to Motherwell.[2][4] He then had a loan spell at Albion Rovers before moving to Irish football with Portadown.[2] Cowan was very productive at Portadown, scoring 66 league goals in 87 games, and winning three major honours including the Irish League in 1990 and 1991 as well as the Irish Cup in 1991 where he scored his famous goal as Portadown completed a domestic double. He left Portadown in 1993, and had short stints with Linlithgow Rose, Ballymena United and Cliftonville before ending his playing career after the 1994–95 season.

Cowan now works in financial services and also as a match analyst for Radio Forth.

Honours
Aberdeen
Hibernian
Portadown
Individual

References
  1. Steve Cowan, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. Jeffrey 2005, p. 43
  3. (Hibernian player) Cowan, Steve, FitbaStats
  4. Stevie Cowan, MotherWELLnet
  5. M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009-2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
Sources
  • Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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