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Gordon Cowans

10 caps for England  •  2 goals
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All England games between this player's first and last cap are shown below. Coloured rows are games he appeared in; greyed rows are games he missed. Click a score to see the full match details.

Home Β· appeared Away Β· appeared Missed ⚽ Goal   Y Yellow card   R Red card   β–² Sub on   β–Ό Sub off
Cap Date Opponents Competition Score Att. Venue # Club
1990/91
10 Wed
14 Nov 1990 		REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group F
 1–1 46,000 Lansdowne Road
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 		667 Bari
– Wed
17 Oct 1990 		POLAND
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 7
 2–0 77,040 Wembley Stadium
England England 		666
– Wed
12 Sep 1990 		HUNGARY
International Friendly
 1–0 51,459 Wembley Stadium
England England 		665
1989/90
– Sat
7 Jul 1990 		ITALY
AET
World Cup
3rd Place Play-off
 1–2 62,628 Stadio San Nicola
Italy Italy 		664
– Wed
4 Jul 1990 		WEST GERMANY
AET Β· West Germany win 4-3 on pens
World Cup
Semi-Final
 1–1 62,628 Stadio delle Alpi
Italy Italy 		663
– Sun
1 Jul 1990 		CAMEROON
AET
World Cup
Quarter-Final
 3–2 55,205 Stadio San Paolo
Italy Italy 		662
– Tue
26 Jun 1990 		BELGIUM
AET
World Cup
Round of 16
 1–0 34,520 Stadio Renato Dall Ara
Italy Italy 		661
– Thu
21 Jun 1990 		EGYPT
AET
World Cup
Group F
 1–0 34,959 Stadio Sant Elia
Italy Italy 		660
– Sat
16 Jun 1990 		NETHERLANDS
AET
World Cup
Group F
 0–0 35,267 Stadio Sant Elia
Italy Italy 		659
– Mon
11 Jun 1990 		REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
AET
World Cup
Group F
 1–1 35,238 Stadio Sant Elia
Italy Italy 		658
– Sat
2 Jun 1990 		TUNISIA
International Friendly
 1–1 25,000 Stade El Menzah
Tunisia Tunisia 		657
– Tue
22 May 1990 		URUGUAY
International Friendly
 1–2 38,751 Wembley Stadium
England England 		656
– Tue
15 May 1990 		DENMARK
International Friendly
 1–0 27,643 Wembley Stadium
England England 		655
– Wed
25 Apr 1990 		CZECHOSLOVAKIA
International Friendly
 4–2 21,342 Wembley Stadium
England England 		654
– Wed
28 Mar 1990 		BRAZIL
International Friendly
 1–0 80,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		653
– Wed
13 Dec 1989 		YUGOSLAVIA
AET
International Friendly
 2–1 34,796 Wembley Stadium
England England 		652
– Wed
15 Nov 1989 		ITALY
International Friendly
 0–0 67,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		651
– Wed
11 Oct 1989 		POLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
 0–0 35,000 Stadion Slaski
Poland Poland 		650
– Wed
6 Sep 1989 		SWEDEN
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
 0–0 38,558 Rasunda
Sweden Sweden 		649
1988/89
– Wed
7 Jun 1989 		DENMARK
International Friendly
 1–1 18,400 Parken Stadium
Denmark Denmark 		648
– Sat
3 Jun 1989 		POLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
 3–0 69,203 Wembley Stadium
England England 		647
– Sat
27 May 1989 		SCOTLAND
Rous Cup
 2–0 63,282 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		646
– Tue
23 May 1989 		CHILE
AET
Rous Cup
 0–0 15,628 Wembley Stadium
England England 		645
– Wed
26 Apr 1989 		ALBANIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
 5–0 60,602 Wembley Stadium
England England 		644
– Wed
8 Mar 1989 		ALBANIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
 2–0 30,000 Qemal Stafa Stadium
Albania Albania 		643
– Wed
8 Feb 1989 		GREECE
International Friendly
 2–1 4,000 Olympic Stadium (Athens)
Greece Greece 		642
– Wed
16 Nov 1988 		SAUDI ARABIA
International Friendly
 1–1 8,000 King Fahd International Stadium
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 		641
– Wed
19 Oct 1988 		SWEDEN
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 2
 0–0 65,628 Wembley Stadium
England England 		640
– Wed
14 Sep 1988 		DENMARK
International Friendly
 1–0 25,837 Wembley Stadium
England England 		639
1987/88
– Sat
18 Jun 1988 		USSR
AET
European Championship
Group 2
 1–3 53,000 Waldstadion
Germany Germany 		638
– Wed
15 Jun 1988 		NETHERLANDS
AET
European Championship
Group 2
 1–3 68,400 Rheinstadion (Dusseldorf)
Germany Germany 		637
– Sun
12 Jun 1988 		REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
AET
European Championship
Group 2
 0–1 55,500 Neckarstadion
Germany Germany 		636
– Sat
28 May 1988 		SWITZERLAND
International Friendly
 1–0 10,000 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Switzerland Switzerland 		635
– Tue
24 May 1988 		COLOMBIA
AET
Rous Cup
 1–1 25,756 Wembley Stadium
England England 		634
– Sat
21 May 1988 		SCOTLAND
Rous Cup
 1–0 70,480 Wembley Stadium
England England 		633
– Wed
27 Apr 1988 		HUNGARY
International Friendly
 0–0 26,500 Ferenc PuskΓ‘s Stadium
Hungary Hungary 		632
– Wed
23 Mar 1988 		NETHERLANDS
International Friendly
 2–2 74,590 Wembley Stadium
England England 		631
– Wed
17 Feb 1988 		ISRAEL
International Friendly
 0–0 5,000 Ramat Gan Stadium
Israel Israel 		630
– Wed
11 Nov 1987 		YUGOSLAVIA
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 4–1 70,000 Red Star Stadium
Serbia Serbia 		629
– Wed
14 Oct 1987 		TURKEY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 8–0 45,528 Wembley Stadium
England England 		628
– Wed
9 Sep 1987 		WEST GERMANY
International Friendly
 1–3 50,000 Rheinstadion (Dusseldorf)
Germany Germany 		627
1986/87
– Sat
23 May 1987 		SCOTLAND
Rous Cup
 0–0 64,713 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		626
– Tue
19 May 1987 		BRAZIL
Rous Cup
 1–1 92,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		625
– Wed
29 Apr 1987 		TURKEY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 0–0 25,000 Izmir Ataturk Stadyumu
Turkey Turkey 		624
– Wed
1 Apr 1987 		NORTHERN IRELAND
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 2–0 20,578 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		623
– Wed
18 Feb 1987 		SPAIN
International Friendly
 4–2 35,000 Estadio Santiago BernabΓ©u
Spain Spain 		622
– Wed
12 Nov 1986 		YUGOSLAVIA
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 2–0 60,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		621
– Wed
15 Oct 1986 		NORTHERN IRELAND
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 4
 3–0 35,300 Wembley Stadium
England England 		620
– Wed
10 Sep 1986 		SWEDEN
International Friendly
 0–1 15,640 Soderstadion
Sweden Sweden 		619
1985/86
– Sun
22 Jun 1986 		ARGENTINA
AET
World Cup
Quarter-Final
 1–2 114,580 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		618
– Wed
18 Jun 1986 		PARAGUAY
AET
World Cup
Round of 16
 3–0 98,728 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		617
– Wed
11 Jun 1986 		POLAND
AET
World Cup
Group F
 3–0 22,700 Estadio Universitario
Mexico Mexico 		616
– Fri
6 Jun 1986 		MOROCCO
AET
World Cup
 0–0 20,200 TecnolΓ³gico (Monterrey)
Mexico Mexico 		615
– Tue
3 Jun 1986 		PORTUGAL
AET
World Cup
Group F
 0–1 23,000 TecnolΓ³gico (Monterrey)
Mexico Mexico 		614
– Sat
24 May 1986 		CANADA
International Friendly
 1–0 8,150 Swangard Stadium
Canada Canada 		613
– Sat
17 May 1986 		MEXICO
AET
International Friendly
 3–0 63,770 The Coliseum (Los Angeles)
United States United States 		612
– Wed
23 Apr 1986 		SCOTLAND
Rous Cup
 2–1 68,357 Wembley Stadium
England England 		611
9 β–Ό Wed
26 Mar 1986 		USSR
AET
International Friendly
 1–0 62,000 Dinamo Arena (Tbilisi)
Georgia Georgia 		610 Bari
– Wed
26 Feb 1986 		ISRAEL
AET
International Friendly
 2–1 30,000 Ramat Gan Stadium
Israel Israel 		609
8 ⚽ Wed
29 Jan 1986 		EGYPT
International Friendly
 4–0 20,000 Cairo Stadium
Egypt Egypt 		608 Bari
– Wed
13 Nov 1985 		NORTHERN IRELAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 0–0 70,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		607
– Wed
16 Oct 1985 		TURKEY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 5–0 52,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		606
– Wed
11 Sep 1985 		ROMANIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 1–1 59,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		605
1984/85
– Sun
16 Jun 1985 		USA
AET
International Friendly
 5–0 10,145 The Coliseum (Los Angeles)
United States United States 		604
– Wed
12 Jun 1985 		WEST GERMANY
AET
Azteca 2000 Tournament
 3–0 8,000 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		603
– Sun
9 Jun 1985 		MEXICO
Ciudad de Mexico Cup
 0–1 15,000 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		602
– Thu
6 Jun 1985 		ITALY
AET
Ciudad de Mexico Cup
 1–2 7,000 Estadio Azteca
Mexico Mexico 		601
– Sat
25 May 1985 		SCOTLAND
AET
Rous Cup
 0–1 66,489 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		600
– Wed
22 May 1985 		FINLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 1–1 30,000 Olympiastadion (Helsinki)
Finland Finland 		599
– Wed
1 May 1985 		ROMANIA
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 0–0 70,000 Stadionul 23 August
Romania Romania 		598
– Tue
26 Mar 1985 		REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
International Friendly
 2–1 34,793 Wembley Stadium
England England 		597
– Wed
27 Feb 1985 		NORTHERN IRELAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 1–0 28,000 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		596
– Wed
14 Nov 1984 		TURKEY
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 8–0 26,494 Inonu Stadium
Turkey Turkey 		595
– Wed
17 Oct 1984 		FINLAND
AET
World Cup Qualifier
Group 3
 5–0 47,234 Wembley Stadium
England England 		594
– Wed
12 Sep 1984 		EAST GERMANY
International Friendly
 1–0 23,951 Wembley Stadium
England England 		593
1983/84
– Sun
17 Jun 1984 		CHILE
International Friendly
 0–0 10,000 Estadio Nacional de Chile
Chile Chile 		592
– Wed
13 Jun 1984 		URUGUAY
International Friendly
 0–2 34,500 Estadio Centenario (Montevideo)
Uruguay Uruguay 		591
– Sun
10 Jun 1984 		BRAZIL
International Friendly
 2–0 56,126 EstΓ‘dio do MaracanΓ£
Brazil Brazil 		590
– Sat
2 Jun 1984 		USSR
International Friendly
 0–2 38,125 Wembley Stadium
England England 		589
– Sat
26 May 1984 		SCOTLAND
AET
Home International Championship
 1–1 73,064 Hampden Park
Scotland Scotland 		588
– Wed
2 May 1984 		WALES
Home International Championship
 0–1 14,250 Racecourse Ground
Wales Wales 		587
– Wed
4 Apr 1984 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 1–0 24,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		586
– Wed
29 Feb 1984 		FRANCE
International Friendly
 0–2 43,000 Parc des Princes
France France 		585
– Wed
16 Nov 1983 		LUXEMBOURG
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 4–0 5,400 Stade Josy Barthel
Luxembourg Luxembourg 		584
– Wed
12 Oct 1983 		HUNGARY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 3–0 25,000 Ferenc PuskΓ‘s Stadium
Hungary Hungary 		583
– Wed
21 Sep 1983 		DENMARK
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 0–1 82,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		582
1982/83
7 Sun
19 Jun 1983 		AUSTRALIA
AET
International Friendly
 1–1 20,000 Olympic Park (Melbourne)
Australia Australia 		581 Aston Villa
6 Wed
15 Jun 1983 		AUSTRALIA
International Friendly
 1–0 16,000 Lang Park (Brisbane)
Australia Australia 		580 Aston Villa
5 Sun
12 Jun 1983 		AUSTRALIA
International Friendly
 0–0 28,000 Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia Australia 		579 Aston Villa
4 ⚽ Wed
1 Jun 1983 		SCOTLAND
Home International Championship
 2–0 84,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		578 Aston Villa
3 Sat
28 May 1983 		NORTHERN IRELAND
Home International Championship
 0–0 22,000 Windsor Park
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 		577 Aston Villa
2 Wed
27 Apr 1983 		HUNGARY
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 2–0 55,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		576 Aston Villa
– Wed
30 Mar 1983 		GREECE
AET
European Championship Qualifier
Group 3
 0–0 48,500 Wembley Stadium
England England 		575
1 Wed
23 Feb 1983 		WALES
Home International Championship
 2–1 24,000 Wembley Stadium
England England 		574 Aston Villa
Career Summary
10
Played
6
Won
4
Drawn
0
Lost
14
Goals F
3
Goals A
Win 60%  •  Draw 40%  •  Loss 0%
First Cap
23 Feb 1983
Last Cap
14 Nov 1990
Career Span
7 years, 8 months
England Games in Period
94 total  •  10 appeared  •  84 missed
Longest Gap Between Caps
1,694 days  —  26 Mar 1986 to 14 Nov 1990  •  missed 56 games played during this period
Caps by Manager
9
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