Niall Cowperthwaite

Niall Cowperthwaite

Personal information
Full name	Niall Thomas Cowperthwaite [1]
Date of birth	(1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth	Barrow-in-Furness, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Positions	Left back midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kendal Town
Youth career
	Morecambe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Morecambe	10	(1)
2012–2013	Workington	36	(0)
2013	Kendal Town
2013	Penrith
2013–2016	Barrow	71	(5)
2018–2019	Workington
2019–2024	Lancaster City
2024–	Kendal Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:05, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

Niall Thomas Cowperthwaite (born 28 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Kendal Town as a left back and midfielder.

Career

Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cowperthwaite moved from the Morecambe juniors to the senior team in August 2010. ^[1] In May 2012, Cowperthwaite was released by the club. ^[3] He spent the 2012–13 season with Workington. ^[4] In June 2013 he left Workington to attend Lancaster University. ^[5] Later that month he signed for Kendal Town. ^[6] He also played for Penrith. ^[7]

In December 2013, he signed for Barrow on non-contract terms. ^[7] In February 2016 he ruptured his ACL. ^[8] In July 2018, after two years without a club, he returned to Workington. ^[9]

On 21 May 2019, he joined Lancaster City. ^[10] In June 2024 he signed for Kendal Town. ^[11]

Personal life

He is the son of former Barrow striker Colin Cowperthwaite. ^[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Morecambe	2010–11 [12]	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	2011–12 [13]	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
Workington	2012–13 [2]	36	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
Barrow	2013–14 [2]	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
	2014–15 [2]	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	1
	2015–16 [2]	24	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	26	1
	Total	71	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	73	5
Career total		117	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	120	6

References

1. "Niall Cowperthwaite". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
2. Niall Cowperthwaite at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
3. "Morecambe announce released list". Lancaster Guardian. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
4. "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
5. "Niall Cowperthwaite quits Workington Reds". News & Star. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
6. Scott Kirk (23 June 2013). "Kendal Town welcome Cowperthwaite and Connerton from Workington". Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
7. "Barrow sign Niall Cowperthwaite and Ted Cribley". BBC Sport. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
8. Steven Coney (19 February 2016). "Barrow loan Wycombe youngster as Niall Cowperthwaite is ruled out". Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
9. "Niall comes in to strengthen Workington Reds midfield". News & Star. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
10. Double Signing For The Dolly Blues, evostikleague.co.uk, 21 May 2019
11. "Kendal Town's new recruit as they plan for new league – cumbriacrack.com".
12. "Games played by Niall Cowperthwaite in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
13. "Games played by Niall Cowperthwaite in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 April 2018.