Peter Gowans

Peter Taylor Gowans (25 May 1944 – 17 November 2009) was a Scottish football Winger who played more than 400 Football League games for three English clubs.[2]

Peter Gowans
Personal information
Full name Peter Taylor Gowans[1]
Date of birth (1944-05-25)25 May 1944
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 17 November 2009(2009-11-17) (aged 65)
Place of death Crewe, England
Playing position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960?–1963 Celtic 0 (0)
1963–1966 Crewe Alexandra 153 (47)
1966–1970 Aldershot 113 (27)
1970–1973 Rochdale 144 (21)
1973? Southport 4 (0)
? Nantwich Town ? (?)
Total 400+ (95+)
Teams managed
? Nantwich Town (player/manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He started his career with junior team Dundee Shamrock, moving to Celtic for the 1960/61 season. However, Gowans did not play a senior first team game for the Scottish giants, and he moved to Crewe Alexandra in 1963.[3][4]

Nineteen-year-old Gowans was signed by Crewe manager Jimmy McGuigan.[4] He went on to spend 3 seasons with the Railwaymen, scoring 47 league goals for them.[2]

Gowans moved to Aldershot in 1966/67 and made over 100 League appearances for The Shots.[2] In 1970, he moved back north with Rochdale, and Gowans made a total of 155 senior league and cup appearances for them, scoring 22 goals.[5] Gowans played over 400 games in the English Football League spanning a 10-year career.

After his playing career he managed Nantwich Town whilst working for British Rail as a Clerical Officer in the Main Locomotive Erecting Shop at Crewe Locomotive Works.

References
  1. "Peter Gowans". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. Peter Gowans at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. "Players Who Never Played a Game A - L". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  4. Gwyn Griffiths (20 November 2009). "Crewe Alex: Murphy hoping to end injury nightmare where it began". This is Staffordshire. The Sentinel. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  5. Bob's 1970-71 Footballers - Rochdale pen pics and squad photo Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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