Stuart Cowden

Stuart Cowden

Personal information
Full name	Stuart Cowden[1]
Date of birth	February 1925[1]
Place of birth	Alsager, England[1]
Date of death	January 2016 (aged 90)
Playing position	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Stoke Boy's Club
1942–1946	Stoke City	0	(0)
1947–1954	Witton Albion	374
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Stuart Cowden (February 1925 – January 2016) was an English footballer who played for Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Cowden joined Stoke City during World War II and went on to become a regular in the War League playing 50 matches.^[1] His only senior match came in the FA Cup during the 1945–46 season where he played in a 3–1 win against Burnley.^[1] He left the club at the end of the season after he decided to work at Rolls-Royce Limited in Crewe where he stayed for 50 years.^[1] He continued to play football for non-league Witton Albion.^[1] He died in January 2016, a few weeks short of his 91st birthday.^[2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City[1]	1945–46	0	0	1	0	1	0
Career Total		0	0	1	0	1	0

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Oldest surviving player Stuart Cowden passes away". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

External links

• Vintage Potter shares his memories of a special time Stuart Cowden at thisisstaffordshire.co.uk