Introduction
Henry Cowans (born 1 October 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Telford United.
Club career
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. 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.
On 24 August 2016, Cowans joined Stevenageof EFL League Two on loan until January 2017. 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. He made his professional debut in an EFL Trophy loss to Leyton Orient four days later. On 9 January 2017, Cowans had his loan extended until the end of the season.
On 4 September 2017 Cowans joined A.F.C. Telford United of the National League North. 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.
On 7 March 2019 A.F.C. Telford United confirmed, that Cowans had joined Stratford Town on loan until the end of the season. However, he was recalled early. On 9 December 2019, he was loaned out again, this time to Stourbridge until the 6th January 2020.
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| A.F.C. Telford United | 2017–18 | National League North | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||