Cowden joined Stoke City during World War II and went on to become a regular in the War League playing 50 matches.[1] His only senior match came in the FA Cup during the 1945–46 season where he played in a 3–1 win against Burnley.[1] He left the club at the end of the season after he decided to work at Rolls-Royce Limited in Crewe where he stayed for 50 years.[1] He continued to play football for non-league Witton Albion.[1] He died in January 2016, a few weeks short of his 91st birthday.[2]
^"Oldest surviving player Stuart Cowden passes away". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
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Vintage Potter shares his memories of a special time Stuart Cowden at thisisstaffordshire.co.uk
January 01, 1970
stuart, cowden, february, 1925, january, 2016, english, footballer, played, stoke, city, personal, informationfull, name, date, birthfebruary, 1925, place, birthalsager, england, date, deathjanuary, 2016, aged, position, half, backsenior, career, yearsteamapps. Stuart Cowden February 1925 January 2016 was an English footballer who played for Stoke City 1 Stuart CowdenPersonal informationFull nameStuart Cowden 1 Date of birthFebruary 1925 1 Place of birthAlsager England 1 Date of deathJanuary 2016 aged 90 Position s Half backSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls Stoke Boy s Club1942 1946Stoke City0 0 1947 1954Witton Albion374 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Career statistics 3 References 4 External linksCareer editCowden joined Stoke City during World War II and went on to become a regular in the War League playing 50 matches 1 His only senior match came in the FA Cup during the 1945 46 season where he played in a 3 1 win against Burnley 1 He left the club at the end of the season after he decided to work at Rolls Royce Limited in Crewe where he stayed for 50 years 1 He continued to play football for non league Witton Albion 1 He died in January 2016 a few weeks short of his 91st birthday 2 Career statistics editClub Season League FA Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Stoke City 1 1945 46 0 0 1 0 1 0 Career Total 0 0 1 0 1 0References edit a b c d e f g h i Matthews Tony 1994 The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City Lion Press ISBN 0 9524151 0 0 Oldest surviving player Stuart Cowden passes away Stoke Sentinel Retrieved 20 January 2016 permanent dead link External links editVintage Potter shares his memories of a special time Stuart Cowden at thisisstaffordshire co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stuart Cowden amp oldid 1164016915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
