Jimmy Cowie

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Jimmy Cowie
Personal information
Full name James G Cowie
Place of birth Keith, Scotland
Date of death 1966
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?-1926 Keith ? (?)
1926-1928 Raith Rovers ? (?)
1928-1931 York City 67 (58)
1931-? Keith ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


James G "Jimmy" Cowie (born in Keith, Scotland - died 1966) was a Scottish footballer.

Career

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]

Later in life, Cowie was a keen bowls player and snooker player. He also worked in insurance. He died in 1966.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "James Cowie". York City FC. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  2. ↑ Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 152. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
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