| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Date of death | August 1927 (aged 36–37) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Herrington Swifts | |||
| 1911 | Blackpool | 3 | (0) |
| Exeter City | |||
| 1920–1927 | Barry | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stanley Cowie (1890 – August 1927) was an English professional footballer. An inside right, he played in the Football League for Blackpool and was also on the books of Exeter City. His body was "found in the River Tyne with his hands and feet tied with cord" in August 1927. Cowie's death was ruled "suicide while of unsound mind".
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 62. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- "News in Brief". The Times. 20 August 1927. p. 7.
- "Footballer's suicide". Portsmouth Evening News. 20 August 1927.
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- 1890 births
- 1927 deaths
- Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne
- English men's footballers
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Barry Town United F.C. players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Suicides by drowning in England
- 1927 suicides
- 20th-century English sportsmen
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