Jimmy Cowie

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James G. Cowie (born in Keith, Scotland - died 1966) was a Scottish footballer.

Jimmy Cowie

Personal information
Place of birth	Keith, Scotland
Date of death	1966
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1926	Keith	?	(?)
1926–1928	Raith Rovers	?	(?)
1928–1931	York City	67	(58)
1931–?	Keith	?	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Cowie started his career with Keith, where he played until joining Raith Rovers in 1926. He joined York City in 1928.^[1]

During the 1928–29 season, Cowie scored a total of 56 goals in 56 appearances for York.^[2] He scored in York's first game in the Football League against Wigan Borough. He returned to Keith in the summer of 1931.^[1]

In 1938, he played alongside his 16-year-old son, also named Jim Cowie, at Keith F.C.^[3]

Later in life, Cowie was a keen bowls player and snooker player. He also worked in insurance. He died in 1966.^[1]

Notes

1. "James Cowie". York City FC. Retrieved 20 September 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 152. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
3. "Sports". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 16 August 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 26 June 2018.