David McGowan (footballer)

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David McGowan
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Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward
Youth career
2004–2005 Livingston
2005–2006 Clyde
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009 Clyde 30 (3)
2008 → Arbroath (loan) 5 (2)
2009 → Arbroath (loan) 9 (1)
2010–2011 Arbroath 32 (6)
2011–2012 Montrose 9 (2)
Beith Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2012

David McGowan (born 17 February 1988 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football midfielder who played with Montrose.

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Career

McGowan signed a YTS contract with the club in the summer of 2006, [1] and made his debut in Clyde's last game of the 2006-07 season as a substitute, against Dundee. [2] McGowan signed his first professional contract in July 2007. [3]

McGowan was used as a lone striker in several games under Colin Hendry. He scored his first senior goal, which turned out to be the winning goal in a Scottish First Division match against Dunfermline on 22 September 2007. [4] He scored his second goal the following week, in a 4-2 defeat at Livingston.

In October 2008, McGowan joined Arbroath as part of a one-month loan deal. [5] McGowan scored on his debut for Arbroath, and made 4 more appearances for them, scoring one more goal. He rejoined Arbroath on loan again in January 2009, playing with them until the end of the season. [6]

McGowan was released by Clyde in June 2009 alongside the other out of contract players, primarily due to the club's financial position. [7]

He played in the Juniors with Beith Juniors. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Skillseekers Added". Clyde FC. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "Clyde 1-1 Dundee". BBC Sport. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Taz and Dave sign on". Clyde FC. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Clyde 2-1 Dunfermline Athletic". BBC Sport. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Clyde's McGowan joins Arbroath". BBC Sport. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Festive moves". Clyde FC. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "Players Released". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Beith Juniors (a)17/5/14". Rutherglen Glencairn Football Club. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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