Arthur Cowell
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 May 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
Date of death | 12 February 1959 | (aged 72)||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
Blackburn St Peter's | |||
Nelson | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1905–1920 | Blackburn Rovers | 280 | (0) |
1915–1916 | → Burnley (war guest) | ||
International career | |||
1910 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Cowell (20 May 1886 – 12 February 1959) was an English international footballer who played as a left back.
Career
Born in Blackburn, Cowell started his career in amateur football with Blackburn St Peter's and Nelson. He then played professionally for Blackburn Rovers, making 280 appearances in the Football League for the club between 1905 and 1920.[2] He earned one cap for England in 1910.[3] During the 1915–16 season, Cowell played as a guest in five wartime fixtures for Burnley.[4]
References
- ^ Quiz (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Blackburn Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. p. 52. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Arthur Cowell at Englandstats.com
- ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. p. 489. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
Categories:
- 1886 births
- 1959 deaths
- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- Nelson F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Burnley F.C. wartime guest players
- English Football League representative players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Footballers from Blackburn
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs