Barry Cowdrill

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Barry Cowdrill
Personal information
Full name Barry James Cowdrill
Date of birth (1957-01-03) 3 January 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1988 West Bromwich Albion 127 (4)
1985Rotherham United (loan) 2 (0)
1988–1992 Bolton Wanderers 119 (4)
1992 Rochdale 15 (1)
Total263(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barry James Cowdrill (born 3 January 1957) is an English former footballer, whose playing position was defender.

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Biography

Born in Birmingham, Cowdrill began his career at West Bromwich Albion, where he signed his first professional contract in 1979. He spent ten years with the club, including a loan spell at Rotherham United in 1985, before joining Bolton Wanderers in 1988. He finished his career with Rochdale in 1992. [2]

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References

  1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 384. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. Barry Cowdrill at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database