James McGowan (10 June 1916 – 24 July 1989) was a Scottish

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who played as a right back.

Career

McGowan played club football for

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( Junior level) and

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. The club have been m ...

. He made a total of 543 appearances for Partick Thistle, including 243 in the

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. He made one official appearance for

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, a 2–2 draw with

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in January 1946. McGowan also played in a

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against

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in February 1946, which is not considered to be an official international, instead falling under the wartime fixtures. His younger brother

Ally McGowan Aloysius "Ally" McGowan (22 January 1930 – 5 July 2005) was a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender. Career After playing for his village's youth team, McGowan was signed to Fauldhouse United. He played there for two years b ...

was also a footballer, who played mainly for

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Honours

Club *

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...

: Runners up 1953–54 *

Glasgow Cup The Glasgow Cup is a football tournament open to teams from Glasgow, Scotland. Operated by the Glasgow Football Association, it was competed for annually by senior Glasgow clubs from 1887 until 1989. It is now (since the 2019–20 amended rules ...

: 1950–51, 1952–53 * Glasgow Charity Cup: 1948–49 * Summer Cup: 1944–45Thistle Get the Cup, But Not All the Honour
Evening Times, 30 June 1945 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)

References

1916 births Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire 1989 deaths Scottish footballers Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Junior Football Association players Maryhill F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football fullbacks Scotland men's wartime international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1910s-stub

Career

Honours

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