- Gavin Cowan
Infobox Football biography
playername = Gavin Cowan
fullname = Gavin Cowan
height = height|ft=6|in=4
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|05|24
cityofbirth =Hanover
countryofbirth =Germany
currentclub =AFC Telford United
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001–2003
2003–2005
2005
2005–2007
2006
2007
2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Braintree Town
Canvey Island
→ Nuneaton Borough (loan)
Shrewsbury Town
→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
Grays Athletic
→ Nuneaton Borough (loan)
Nuneaton BoroughA.F.C. Telford United
caps(goals) = 43 (5)
44 (4)
13 (2)
24 (1)
05 (0)
08 (0)
08 (2)
30 (1)
00 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 13:09, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =Gavin Cowan (born
24 May 1981 inHanover ,Germany ) is an English footballer. He plays as a centre-back forAFC Telford United .Cowan began his career at non-league Braintree Town and moved to Canvey Island in 2003. He fell out of favour with Canvey Island manager Jeff King and in early 2005 was sent out on loan to Nuneaton Borough.
Impressing for the
Football Conference side, he was spotted by Shrewsbury Town who signed him on a permanent deal in March 2005.Shrewsbury did not use him regularly, with Cowan playing 15 times in the 2005-06 season. Early into the 2006-07 season he was sent out on loan to Kidderminster Harriers to gain more experience. [cite web | title=Cowan Goes Out On Loan | work=shrewsburytown.co.uk (registration required) | url=http://www.shrewsburytown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10443~880048,00.html | accessdate=August 13 | accessyear=2006 ] . He was recalled from this loan a few days short of the agreed month, in order to give him more preparation time for Shrewsbury's next league game, for which he appeared on the bench. [cite web | title=Cowan back at Town | work=shrewsburytown.co.uk (registration required) | url=http://www.shrewsburytown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10443~897211,00.html | accessdate=October 3 | accessyear=2006 ]
Shrewsbury Town cancelled his contract on
January 1 ,2007 , allowing him to join Grays Athletic. In March 2007, Cowan returned to Nuneaton Borough on one month's loan. Cowan was released by Grays Athletic by mutual consent on 9 June 2007.cite news
title = Defender Cowan seals Grays exit
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grays_athletic/6737539.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2007-06-09
accessdate = 2007-06-09]Finally after two loan previous spells in his career, Gavin returned to Nuneaton Borough signing a two year contract on
17 June ,2007 ready for the club's Blue Square Northern promotion campaign ahead. Cowan's contract with Nuneaton was however announced to have been cancelled by mutual consent on30 May ,2008 .On
31 May ,2008 Cowan signed for AFC Telford United after being impressed by the teams previous campaign in the teams first season in Blue Square Northern.References
External links
*soccerbase|id=36838|name=Gavin Cowan
* [http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/squad/cowan.shtml Harriers Online profile]
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