Henry Gordon Cowans (born 1 October 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru Premier club Newtown.[1] Cowans is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and has previously played for Stevenage and Telford United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Gordon Cowans | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newtown | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Stevenage (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Telford United | 72 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Stratford Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Stourbridge (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Newtown | 72 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editAston Villa and Stevenage
editCowans 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.
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]
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.[6]
Telford
editOn 4 September 2017 Cowans joined Telford United of the National League North.[7] 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.[8]
On 7 March 2019 Telford United confirmed, that Cowans had joined Stratford Town on loan until the end of the season.[9] However, he was recalled early. On 9 December 2019, he was loaned out again, this time to Stourbridge until 6 January 2020.[10]
On 3 August 2021, Cowans was announced to have left Telford.[11]
Newtown
editIn September 2021, Cowans joined Cymru Premier club Newtown. It took until 10 December 2021 for Cowans to make his debut, due to the injury problems which had blighted his Telford career, he played the final 9 minutes of a 4–2 away victory over Aberystwyth Town.[12] Cowans went on to make 12 appearances in his first season in Wales, including 8 starts. On 14 July 2022, Cowans scored his first goal for Newtown in the UEFA Europa Conference League against Havnar Bóltfelag.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 September 2023[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stevenage (loan) | 2016–17[15] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Telford United | 2017–18[16] | National League North | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 1 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 5 | ||
| Stratford Town (loan) | 2018–19 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stourbridge (loan) | 2019–20[17] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Newtown | 2021–22 | Cymru Premier | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 152 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ UEFA.com. "Henry Cowans - Newtown - UECL". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Dicken, Alex (12 June 2017). "Confirmed: Aston Villa release 10 as part of summer clear-out". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 19 June 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
- ^ "Henry Cowans". www.telfordunited.com. 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Aberystwyth Town vs. Newtown - 10 December 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Newtown-HB LIVE | UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "England - H. Cowans - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Henry Cowans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Henry Cowans at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Stourbridge - 2019/2020 - Southern Football League". Southern Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2023.