Stan Cowan

Stan Cowan
Personal information
Full name Stanley Cowan
Born 22 December 1931
Selkirk, Scottish Borders
Died 8 February 2015 (aged 83)
Playing information
Rugby union

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1954–54 Selkirk RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1954–≤54 South of Scotland
Rugby league
Position Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–66 Hull F.C. 163 66
Source: [1]

Stan Cowan (22 December 1931 – 8 February 2015) was a Scottish rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative rugby union (RU) for South of Scotland, including against the New Zealand All-Blacks at Netherdale, Galashiels[2][3] and at club level for Selkirk RFC, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hull F.C. as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4. Cowan died in February 2015 after a short illness. He was 83.[2][3]

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Stan Cowan played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Hull F.C.'s 13-30 defeat by Wigan in the 1959 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811,[4] and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in the 5-38 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1960 Challenge Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 14 May 1960, in front of a crowd of 79,773.[5]

County Cup Final appearances

Stan Cowan played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Hull F.C.'s 14-15 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1959 Yorkshire County Cup Final during at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1959, in front of a crowd of 23,983.

Genealogical information

Stan Cowan was the son of the rugby union, and rugby league (Hull F.C.) footballer James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Cowan, and the older brother of the rugby union and rugby league footballer, Ronnie Cowan.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Herald Scotland
  2. 1 2 "Stan Cowan, 22/12/1931 - 8/02/2015". Selkirk Weekend Advertiser. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Tributes paid to Scottish rugby league star Stan Cowan". Herald Scotland. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". hulldailymail.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rugby league's Borders greats are honoured". bordertelegraph.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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