About Stuart Cowden
Stuart Cowden, 90, English footballer (Stoke City).
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|Stuart Cowden (February 1925 – January 2016) was an English footballer who played for Stoke City.
Career
Cowden joined Stoke City during World War II and went on to become a regular in the War League playing 50 matches. His only senior match came in the FA Cup during the 1945–46 season where he played in a 3–1 win against Burnley. 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. He continued to play football for non-league Witton Albion. He died in January 2016, a few weeks short of his 91st birthday.
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