Sam Cowan

Sam Cowan

The King presents Sam Cowan with the FA Cup in 1934
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Cowan
Date of birth	(1901-05-10)10 May 1901
Place of birth	Chesterfield, England
Date of death	4 October 1964(1964-10-04) (aged 63)
Place of death	Haywards Heath, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Centre half
Youth career
	Adwick Juniors
	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Denaby United
	Bullcroft Main Colliery
1923–1924	Doncaster Rovers	48	(13)
1924–1935	Manchester City	369	(19)
1935–1937	Bradford City	57	(1)
1937–1938	Mossley	39	(1)
International career
1926–1931	England	3	(0)
Managerial career
1937–1938	Mossley (player-manager)
1946–1947	Manchester City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Cowan (10 May 1901 – 4 October 1964) was an English football player and manager. A relative latecomer to the sport, Cowan did not play football until he was 17 and was 22 by the time he turned professional. He made his league debut for Doncaster Rovers in 1923, and signed for First Division Manchester City the following season.

Cowan played centre half for Manchester City for 11 seasons, captaining the team in the early to mid-1930s. Alongside David Silva & Vincent Kompany, he is the only other player to have represented Manchester City in three FA Cup finals, as a runner-up in 1926 and 1933, and as a winner in 1934. Internationally, he gained three England caps between 1926 and 1931. In total he played 407 times for Manchester City, putting him 12th in terms of all-time appearances. In 1935, he transferred to Bradford City, and subsequently moved to Mossley as player-manager.

In 1938, Cowan joined Brighton & Hove Albion as a coach, and set up a physiotherapy business. He returned to Manchester City as manager in 1946, winning the Second Division in his only season in charge. He continued to work in sports and physiotherapy until his death in 1964.