Gordon Cowans was an international footballer who represented England 10 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 23rd February 1983 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Republic of Ireland on 14th November 1990 aged 32. Cowans, born on 27th October 1958, in County Durham, has a FA Legacy Number of 964 and played as a Midfielder and
Attacking Midfielder for his country.
Gordon Cowans - 10 caps (2 goals)
- Full Name: Gordon Sidney Cowans
- Born: 27th October 1958, County Durham
- England Career: 1983 - 1990
- Positions whilst with England: Midfielder and Attacking Midfielder
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Aston Villa (8) & Bari (2)
- FA Legacy Number: 964
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (HC) on 23rd February 1983 aged 24 years, 3 months, 27 days - Last Cap: v
Republic of Ireland (ECQ) on 14th November 1990 aged 32 years, 0 months, 18 days - First Goal: v
Scotland (HC) on 1st June 1983 aged 24 years, 7 months, 5 days - Career Length: 7 years, 264 days
- Starts: 10
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
1 - Full Games: 9
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 7
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 6
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Midfielder
- 9
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Attacking Midfielder
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 10
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Bobby Robson- 9
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- England Graham Taylor
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Peter Shilton
- 9 Matches
- Terry Butcher
- 8 Matches
- Luther Blissett
- 6 Matches
- Phil Neal
- 6 Matches
- Trevor Francis
- 6 Matches
- Kenny Sansom
- 5 Matches
- Sammy Lee
- 4 Matches
- Gary Mabbutt
- 4 Matches
- John Barnes
- 4 Matches
- Peter Withe
- 3 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 31 sources from 10 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRL, 1 - 1, 14th Nov 1990 (ECQ) Aston Villa, Cap: 10.
Age: 32 years, 0 months, 18 days. 
URS, 1 - 0, 26th Mar 1986 (FR) 
Bari, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 30 days.
EGY, 4 - 0, 29th Jan 1986 (FR) 
Bari, Cap: 8.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 2 days.
AUS, 1 - 1, 19th Jun 1983 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 23 days.- AUS, 1 - 0, 15th Jun 1983 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 19 days. - AUS, 0 - 0, 12th Jun 1983 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 16 days. - SCO, 2 - 0, 1st Jun 1983 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 5 days. 
NIR, 0 - 0, 28th May 1983 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 1 day.
HUN, 2 - 0, 27th Apr 1983 (ECQ) Aston Villa, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 0 days.- WAL, 2 - 1, 23rd Feb 1983 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 27 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.