Niall Thomas Cowperthwaite (born 28 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Lancaster City as a left back.

Niall Cowperthwaite
Personal information
Full name Niall Thomas Cowperthwaite[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Barrow-in-Furness, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Lancaster City
Youth career
Morecambe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Morecambe 10 (1)
2012–2013 Workington 36 (0)
2013 Kendal Town
2013 Penrith
2013–2016 Barrow 71 (5)
2018–2019 Workington
2019– Lancaster City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:44, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cowperthwaite moved from the Morecambe juniors to the senior team in August 2010.[1] In May 2012, Cowperthwaite was released by the club.[3] He spent the 2012–13 season with Workington.[4] In June 2013 he left Workington to attend Lancaster University.[5] Later that month he signed for Kendal Town.[6] He also played for Penrith.[7]

In December 2013, he signed for Barrow on non-contract terms.[7] In February 2016 he ruptured his ACL.[8] In July 2018, after two years without a club, he returned to Workington.[9]

On 21 May 2019, he joined Lancaster City.[10]

Personal life

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He is the son of former Barrow striker Colin Cowperthwaite.[7]

Career statistics

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Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Morecambe 2010–11[11] 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
2011–12[12] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Workington 2012–13[2] 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
Barrow 2013–14[2] 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3
2014–15[2] 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1
2015–16[2] 24 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 1
Total 71 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 73 5
Career total 117 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 120 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Niall Cowperthwaite". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Niall Cowperthwaite at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Morecambe announce released list". Lancaster Guardian. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Niall Cowperthwaite quits Workington Reds". News & Star. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ Scott Kirk (23 June 2013). "Kendal Town welcome Cowperthwaite and Connerton from Workington". Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Barrow sign Niall Cowperthwaite and Ted Cribley". BBC Sport. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ^ Steven Coney (19 February 2016). "Barrow loan Wycombe youngster as Niall Cowperthwaite is ruled out". Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Niall comes in to strengthen Workington Reds midfield". News & Star. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. ^ Double Signing For The Dolly Blues, evostikleague.co.uk, 21 May 2019
  11. ^ "Games played by Niall Cowperthwaite in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Games played by Niall Cowperthwaite in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2018.