Henry Cowans
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
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|fullname = Henry Gordon Cowans
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|09|06|df=y}}
|birth_place = Birmingham, England
|height = 1.75m
|position = Midfielder
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|youthyears1 = 2012–2017|youthclubs1 = Aston Villa
|years1 = 2016–2017 |clubs1 = Aston Villa |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2016–2017 |clubs2 = → Stevenage (loan) |caps2 = 18 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2017–2021 |clubs3 = Telford United |caps3 = 72 |goals3 = 4
|years4 = 2019 |clubs4 = → Stratford Town (loan) |caps4 = 1 |goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2019–2020 |clubs5 = → Stourbridge (loan) |caps5 = 2 |goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2021–2024 |clubs6 = Newtown |caps6 = 73 |goals6 = 3
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Henry Gordon Cowans (born 1 October 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Cymru Premier club Newtown.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Henry Cowans - Newtown - UECL |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/clubs/players/250173503--henry-cowans/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=UEFA |language=en}} Cowans is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and has previously played for Stevenage and Telford United.
Club career
=Aston Villa and Stevenage=
Cowans 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.{{cite news|title=Loan News: Cowans joins Stevenage|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2016/08/25/cowans-joins-stevenage|accessdate=25 August 2016|publisher=Aston Villa F.C.|date=25 August 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828174609/https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2016/08/25/cowans-joins-stevenage|archivedate=28 August 2016}} 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.{{cite web|title=Sky Bet League Two match report: Grimsby 5-2 Stevenage|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/grimsby-vs-stevenage/teams/359270|website=Sky Sports|accessdate=1 September 2016}} He made his professional debut in an EFL Trophy loss to Leyton Orient four days later.{{cite web|title=Leyton Orient's Harry Cornick tormented the Stevenage defence all evening as the east Londoners see off Boro 3-1 in the EFL Trophy|url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/sport/14713069.McCallum_at_the_double_as_Orient_sweep_past_10_man_Stevenage/|website=Guardian Series (Waltham Forest)|date=30 August 2016 |accessdate=31 August 2016}} On 9 January 2017, Cowans had his loan extended until the end of the season.{{cite news|title=Henry Cowands extends stay at Stevenage|url=http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/henry-cowans-extends-stay-at-stevenage-but-harry-mckirdy-returns-to-aston-villa/story-30042945-detail/story.html|accessdate=20 January 2017|publisher=Hertfordshire Mercury|date=9 January 2017}}
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.{{cite news|last1=Dicken|first1=Alex|title=Confirmed: Aston Villa release 10 as part of summer clear-out|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/confirmed-aston-villa-release-10-13180597|accessdate=19 June 2017|work=Birmingham Mail|date=12 June 2017}}
=Telford=
On 4 September 2017 Cowans joined Telford United of the National League North.{{cite news|title=AFC Telford sign former Aston Villa midfielder Henry Cowans|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/afc-telford-united/2017/09/04/afc-telford-sign-former-aston-villa-midfielder-henry-cowans/|accessdate=30 September 2017|work=Shropshire Star|date=4 September 2017}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Railston |first1=Steven |title=FC United of Manchester 3 – 1 AFC Telford United |url=https://thenorthernquota.org/sport/fc-united-manchester-3-%E2%80%93-1-afc-telford-united |accessdate=2 May 2019 |publisher=The Northern Quota |date=11 November 2017}}
On 7 March 2019 Telford United confirmed, that Cowans had joined Stratford Town on loan until the end of the season.[https://www.telfordunited.com/news/henry-cowans-2/ Henry Cowans - AFC Telford United], telfordunited.com, 7 March 2019 However, he was recalled early. On 9 December 2019, he was loaned out again, this time to Stourbridge until 6 January 2020.[https://www.stourbridgefc.com/news/henry-cowans-joins-on-loan-from-afc-telford-united--2494081.html HENRY COWANS JOINS ON LOAN FROM AFC TELFORD UNITED], stourbridgefc.com, 9 December 2019
On 3 August 2021, Cowans was announced to have left Telford.{{cite web|url=https://www.telfordunited.com/news/henry-cowans-3/|title=Henry Cowans|website=www.telfordunited.com|date=3 August 2021}}
=Newtown=
In 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.{{Cite web |title=Aberystwyth Town vs. Newtown - 10 December 2021 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/12/10/wales/premier-league/aberystwyth-town-fc/newtown-afc/3537701/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=uk.soccerway.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Newtown-HB LIVE |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2035032--newtown-vs-hb/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
Career statistics
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Category:Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
Category:Aston Villa F.C. players
Category:Stevenage F.C. players
Category:AFC Telford United players
Category:Stratford Town F.C. players
Category:Stourbridge F.C. players
Category:Newtown A.F.C. players
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players