Henry Cowans
Henry Cowans (born 1 October 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Telford United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Cowans | ||
| Date of birth | 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
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2016–17[10] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| A.F.C. Telford United | 2017–18[11] | National League North | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- Dicken, Alex (12 June 2017). "Confirmed: Aston Villa release 10 as part of summer clear-out". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- "Loan News: Cowans joins Stevenage". Aston Villa F.C. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- "Sky Bet League Two match report: Grimsby 5-2 Stevenage". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- "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.
- "Henry Cowands extends stay at Stevenage". Hertfordshire Mercury. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- "AFC Telford sign former Aston Villa midfielder Henry Cowans". Shropshire Star. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- Railston, Steven (11 November 2017). "FC United of Manchester 3 – 1 AFC Telford United". The Northern Quota. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- Henry Cowans - AFC Telford United, telfordunited.com, 7 March 2019
- HENRY COWANS JOINS ON LOAN FROM AFC TELFORD UNITED, stourbridgefc.com, 9 December 2019
- "Games played by Henry Cowans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- Henry Cowans at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.