Henry Cowans

Henry Cowans (born 1 October 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Telford United.

Henry Cowans
Personal information
Full name Henry Cowans
Date of birth (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Telford United
Youth career
2012–2017 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Stevenage (loan) 18 (0)
2017– Telford United 67 (4)
2019 → Stratford Town (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Stourbridge (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:18, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Cowans joined Aston Villa as a child, his father, Gordon Cowans, had a long association with the club and was a youth coach at the club when his son signed his first youth terms in 2012. Cowans was a regular for the under-18, under-21 and under-23 sides but never made a senior first team appearance and was released in June 2017.[1]

On 24 August 2016, Cowans joined Stevenage of EFL League Two on loan until January 2017.[2] Cowans was named on the bench for Stevenage on 27 August 2016 and given the number 23 shirt but did not start in a 5–2 away loss.[3] He made his professional debut in an EFL Trophy loss to Leyton Orient four days later.[4] On 9 January 2017, Cowans had his loan extended until the end of the season.[5]

On 4 September 2017 Cowans joined A.F.C. Telford United of the National League North.[6] He made 31 total appearances over the season, and scored his first senior goal on 11 November in a 3–1 loss at F.C. United of Manchester.[7]

On 7 March 2019 A.F.C. Telford United confirmed, that Cowans had joined Stratford Town on loan until the end of the season.[8] However, he was recalled early. On 9 December 2019, he was loaned out again, this time to Stourbridge until the 6th January 2020.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Stevenage (loan) 2016–17[10] League Two 18010003[lower-alpha 1]0220
A.F.C. Telford United 2017–18[11] National League North 11120–00131
Career total 291300030351
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
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References
  1. Dicken, Alex (12 June 2017). "Confirmed: Aston Villa release 10 as part of summer clear-out". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. "Loan News: Cowans joins Stevenage". Aston Villa F.C. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. "Sky Bet League Two match report: Grimsby 5-2 Stevenage". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. "Leyton Orient's Harry Cornick tormented the Stevenage defence all evening as the east Londoners see off Boro 3-1 in the EFL Trophy". Guardian Series (Waltham Forest). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. "Henry Cowands extends stay at Stevenage". Hertfordshire Mercury. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. "AFC Telford sign former Aston Villa midfielder Henry Cowans". Shropshire Star. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  7. Railston, Steven (11 November 2017). "FC United of Manchester 3 – 1 AFC Telford United". The Northern Quota. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. Henry Cowans - AFC Telford United, telfordunited.com, 7 March 2019
  9. HENRY COWANS JOINS ON LOAN FROM AFC TELFORD UNITED, stourbridgefc.com, 9 December 2019
  10. "Games played by Henry Cowans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  11. Henry Cowans at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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