Aaron McGowan

Aaron Joseph McGowan (born 24 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League One club Northampton Town. He has previously played for Kilmarnock, Morecambe and Hamilton Academical.

Aaron McGowan

Personal information
Full name	Aaron Joseph McGowan[1]
Date of birth	(1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Northampton Town
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2013	Morecambe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Morecambe	102	(1)
2018–2020	Hamilton Academical	57	(3)
2020–2021	Kilmarnock	18	(0)
2021–	Northampton Town	108	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22.05 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Career

McGowan made his professional debut for Morecambe during the 2012–13 season, becoming the youngest player in the club's history.^[3] On 19 May 2014, he signed a new two-year deal at the Globe Arena.^[4]

On 28 March 2015, McGowan scored his first professional career goal in an away game at Exeter City. The game finished 1–1 and the 18-year-old was named Man of The Match.^[5] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he won three awards at the club's end of season awards, picking up Player of the Year, Fans Player of the Year, and local newspaper Player of The Year. He turned down a three-year contract at the end of this season, opting to leave Morecambe having played 119 times in total for the club.

McGowan signed for Hamilton Academical in June 2018.^[6] He went on to make 38 appearances in his first season, picking up the club's Player of the Year and Fans player of the year awards in the process.

In the 2019–20 season McGowan was named vice-captain, going on to make 29 appearances, captaining the club on 10 occasions, most notably against Rangers at Ibrox in March 2020, as Hamilton won 1–0.^[7][8] He won the club's Player of the Year award for the second year running. He left the club at the end of the season, opting not to renew his contract.^[7]

In June 2020, McGowan moved to fellow Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock having turned down a new contract at Hamilton.^[7]

On 12 July 2021, McGowan signed for Northampton Town on a two-year deal.^[9]

Education

McGowan studied at Maricourt RC High School In Maghull.^[10][11][12]

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Morecambe	2012–13[13]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14[14]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2014–15[15]	League Two	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	2015–16[16]	League Two	21	0	2	0	0	0	3[a]	0	26	0
	2016–17[17]	League Two	30	0	2	0	0	0	4[a]	0	36	0
	2017–18[18]	League Two	40	0	2	0	1	0	3[a]	0	46	0
	Total		102	1	6	0	1	0	10	0	119	1
Hamilton Academical	2018–19[19]	Scottish Premiership	35	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	38	2
	2019–20[20]	Scottish Premiership	22	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	29	1
	Total		57	3	3	0	7	0	0	0	67	3
Kilmarnock	2020–21[21]	Scottish Premiership	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	20	0
Northampton Town	2021–22[22]	League Two	42	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	2
	2022–23[23]	League Two	17	0	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	19	0
	2023–24[24]	League One	28	0	1	0	1	0	2[a]	0	32	0
	2024–25[25]	League One	21	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	22	0
	Total		108	2	3	0	2	0	4	0	117	2
Career total			285	6	12	0	12	0	14	0	323	6

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Honours

Northampton Town

• EFL League Two promotion: 2022–23^[26]

References

1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
2. "Aaron McGowan". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. "Aaron McGowan Morecambe F.C. player profile". morecambefc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
4. "Shrimps sign four". Morecambe F.C. 19 May 2014.
5. "Exeter City 1 Morecambe". Lancashire Post. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
6. "New Signing: Aaron McGowan". Hamilton Academical F.C.
7. "Aaron McGowan: Kilmarnock recruit on fresh start & house-hunting woes". BBC Sport. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
8. "Rangers 0–1 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
9. "Aaron McGowan: Northampton Town sign Kilmarnock right-back". BBC. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
10. "Morecambe 0–2 Torquay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
11. "Maghull teenager Aaron McGowan enjoying life as a professional footballer for Morecambe FC in npower League Two". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
12. "Bentley down to bare bones for Essex trip". The Visitor. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
13. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
14. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
15. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
16. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
17. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
18. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
19. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
20. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
21. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
22. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
23. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
24. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
25. "Games played by Aaron McGowan in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
26. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

External links

• Aaron McGowan at Soccerbase