| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1920-06-08)8 June 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Passage, Cork | ||
| Date of death | 30 March 2010(2010-03-30) (aged 89) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cobh Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cork United | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| International career | |||
| 1947 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johnny McGowan (8 June 1920 – 30 March 2010) was a Republic of Ireland soccer international, who played with the Cork United team which dominated domestic Irish soccer in the 1940s. He also had a short spell in England with West Ham United.
He was also for many years a manager in the League of Ireland.
McGowan was a full back or centre half and was capped once for the Republic of Ireland at senior level in a 3–2 win over Spain in Dalymount Park on 2 March 1947.
References
- "Ireland's Greatest", Dean Hayes, Appletree Press, 2006, ISBN 0 86281 995 4
- "Ireland's Greatest", Dean Hayes, Appletree Press, 2006, ISBN 0 86281 995 4
External links
- Profile from soccerscene.ie
- Obituary FAI
- Johnny McGowan at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
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- 1920 births
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- 20th-century Irish sportsmen
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