James McGowan (born 29 January 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for West of Scotland Premier Division side Johnstone Burgh.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilbirnie Ladeside | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Mirren | |||
| Greenock Morton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Greenock Morton | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Cumbernauld United (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Cumbernauld United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Troon (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2018–2019 | Dumbarton | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Largs Thistle | ||
| 2023 | Johnstone Burgh | ||
| 2023- | Kilbirnie Ladeside | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:40, 28 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
He previously played for Greenock Morton and Dumbarton and spent loan spells at Junior clubs Cumbernauld United and Troon.
Scotland youth internationalist
Career
editMcGowan started his career as a youth player at St Mirren before moving to local rivals Greenock Morton as part of their development squad.[1] He made his debut as a substitute in November 2014, after Derek Gaston was injured against Stenhousemuir. He made his first start in the Scottish Cup in a defeat to Spartans,[2] before making his first league start in February 2016 after Gaston suffered a concussion in the previous match.[3]
McGowan agreed a new one-year deal for the 2016–17 season.[4] He spent time on loan at Cumbernauld United, either side of the summer in 2016.[5]
In May 2017, he again signed up for a further year at Morton.[6] He was then loaned to Troon in August 2017.[7]
Although his contract expired at the end of the 2017-18 season, new manager Ray McKinnon invited him in for pre-season training to assess him[8] however he declined the offer to sign for Scottish League One side Dumbarton.[9] After making just five appearances for the club, he was released in January 2019[10] and signed for SJFA West Region Premiership side Largs Thistle.[11]
Personal life
editAs well as playing semi-professionally for Largs Thistle, McGowan also runs his own one-to-one goalkeeping school in Paisley that he launched in 2019.[12]
Honours
editMorton
- SPFL Development League West: Winners (2) 2015–16,[13] 2017–18
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "30 – Jamie McGowan's profile". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Spartans 2 Morton 1: Magical victory by Spartans eclipsed in McLeod household by young Sophie's dancing role in Aladdin". The Herald. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 February 2016). "Morton keeper Gaston doubtful ahead of Alloa clash". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (5 May 2016). "Five starts to stay at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (9 September 2016). "McGowan recalled from Cumbernauld loan". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (11 May 2013). "McGowan and Armour sign contract extensions". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (31 August 2017). "Iredale, McGowan, Anderson head out on loan". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (20 June 2018). "Ryan Scully signs for Morton". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Galloway, Andy (12 July 2018). "SIGNING NEWS: GOALKEEPER ARRIVES". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ Galloway, Andy (16 January 2019). "TWO LEAVE". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ "Signing News". Twitter.com. 17 January 2019.
- ^ "#theesel keeper Jamie McGowan". Largs Thistle FC. Facebook. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (29 March 2016). "Morton Under-20s crowned champions". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
External links
edit- Jamie McGowan at Soccerbase
- Jamie McGowan on Twitter
