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Andy Cowie Squad Index
Information:
1947-48 Squad Number:
2
Position:
Wing Half
Date of Birth:
11th March 1913
Birthplace:
Motherwell
Nationality:
Scottish
Height:
5' 9
Weight:
12st 0lbs
Signed:
07/12/1938
Career History:
NOTE: Player Career history has been temporarily removed for data cleanse.
Honours:
Scottish League (1 match, captain v Irish League in January 1948).
 
Profile:
Full name: Andrew David Cowie.

During the Second World War, with players of all clubs away from home base, it was not unusual for clubs to invite them to play as a guest wherever they might be based. York City wanted to field Andy, was working for the ARP full time, at one point, but Aberdeen asked for £5,000 insurance and York promptly lost interest.

Died in Inverness, 19th January 1972.

Appearances: show debut only
Date Result Competition Venue Att. Age at Debut Type
10/12/1938
Aberdeen 2-1 Albion Rovers
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 25 Start
17/12/1938
Rangers 5-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 30,000 25 Start
24/12/1938
Aberdeen 3-1 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 23,000 25 Start
31/12/1938
Motherwell 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 25 Start
02/01/1939
Aberdeen 4-0 Arbroath
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 25 Start
03/01/1939
Ayr United 3-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 25 Start
07/01/1939
Aberdeen 6-1 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 16,000 25 Start
14/01/1939
Falkirk 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 25 Start
21/01/1939
Aberdeen 1-0 Albion Rovers
Scottish Cup R1 19,016 25 Start
28/01/1939
Aberdeen 3-2 St. Mirren
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 25 Start
04/02/1939
Aberdeen 5-1 Queens Park
Scottish Cup R2 23,214 25 Start
11/02/1939
St. Johnstone 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,500 25 Start
18/02/1939
Falkirk 2-3 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R3 17,280 25 Start
25/02/1939
Aberdeen 4-3 Heart of Midlothian
Div 1 (Old) 19,000 25 Start
04/03/1939
Aberdeen 2-0 Queen of the South
Scottish Cup QF 34,950 25 Start
07/03/1939
Clyde 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 25 Start
11/03/1939
Hamilton 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,000 25 Start
18/03/1939
Aberdeen 2-1 Queens Park
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 26 Start
25/03/1939
Aberdeen 1-1 Motherwell
Scottish Cup SF 81,756 26 Start
29/03/1939
Aberdeen 1-3 Motherwell
Scottish Cup SF REP 40,539 26 Start
01/04/1939
Aberdeen 4-3 Queen of the South
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 26 Start
05/04/1939
Kilmarnock 0-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 26 Start
12/08/1939
Aberdeen 3-1 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 35,000 26 Start
16/08/1939
Arbroath 0-3 Aberdeen
Dewar Shield R2 7,000 26 Start
19/08/1939
Motherwell 3-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 26 Start
23/08/1939
Celtic 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 30,000 26 Start
26/08/1939
Aberdeen 3-1 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 16,000 26 Start
30/08/1939
Aberdeen 2-2 Falkirk
Dewar Shield F 12,000 26 Start
02/09/1939
St. Johnstone 3-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 26 Start
23/09/1939
Aberdeen 4-0 Arbroath
Friendly 3,000 26 Start
25/09/1939
Aberdeen 4-1 Clyde
Friendly 3,000 26 Start
30/09/1939
Falkirk 1-2 Aberdeen
Dewar Shield F REP 5,000 26 Start
06/01/1940
East Fife 1-4 Aberdeen
Regional League East 26 Start
02/03/1940
Aberdeen 0-1 Albion Rovers
Regional Cup R1 REP 8,841 26 Start
15/12/1945
Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 21,000 32 Start
22/12/1945
Aberdeen 2-1 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 32 Start
25/12/1945
Queens Park 3-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 32 Start
29/12/1945
Motherwell 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 32 Start
01/01/1946
Falkirk 3-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 32 Start
02/01/1946
Aberdeen 3-0 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 32 Start
05/01/1946
Aberdeen 5-0 Queens Park
Div 1 (Old) 19,000 32 Start
12/01/1946
Aberdeen 4-1 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 35,000 32 Start
19/01/1946
Clyde 0-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 14,000 32 Start
26/01/1946
Aberdeen 7-1 Queen of the South
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 32 Start
02/02/1946
Morton 3-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 32 Start
09/02/1946
Aberdeen 2-1 Heart of Midlothian
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 32 Start
16/02/1946
Hamilton 3-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 32 Start
23/02/1946
Kilmarnock 1-1 Aberdeen
Southern League Cup G1 12,000 32 Start
02/03/1946
Aberdeen 4-1 Hibernian
Southern League Cup G1 18,000 32 Start
09/03/1946
Aberdeen 2-1 Partick Thistle
Southern League Cup G1 18,000 32 Start
16/03/1946
Aberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock
Southern League Cup G1 15,000 33 Start
23/03/1946
Hibernian 3-2 Aberdeen
Southern League Cup G1 35,000 33 Start
30/04/1946
Aberdeen 5-3 Airdrie
Southern League Cup SF REP 45,000 33 Start
04/05/1946
Aberdeen 1-1 Kilmarnock
Victory Cup R2 1L 15,000 33 Start
11/05/1946
Aberdeen 3-2 Rangers
Southern League Cup F 135,000 33 Start
13/05/1946
Kilmarnock 0-3 Aberdeen
Victory Cup R2 2L 20,000 33 Start
18/05/1946
Clyde 4-2 Aberdeen
Victory Cup R3 16,000 33 Start
08/06/1946
Irish League XI 1-2 Aberdeen
Benefit Match 33 Start
10/08/1946
Third Lanark 0-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 17,000 33 Start
14/08/1946
Aberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 33 Start
17/08/1946
Aberdeen 6-2 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 30,000 33 Start
21/08/1946
Motherwell 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,000 33 Start
24/08/1946
St. Mirren 4-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 33 Start
28/08/1946
Aberdeen 2-1 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 29,000 33 Start
31/08/1946
Clyde 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 17,000 33 Start
04/09/1946
Aberdeen 1-0 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 35,000 33 Start
07/09/1946
Falkirk 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 33 Start
14/09/1946
Aberdeen 2-2 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 33 Start
21/09/1946
Aberdeen 4-3 Falkirk
League Cup GD 25,000 33 Start
28/09/1946
Queen of the South 2-5 Aberdeen
League Cup GD 17,000 33 Start
05/10/1946
Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell
League Cup GD 25,000 33 Start
07/10/1946
Dundee 2-0 Aberdeen
Inter City Cup 22,000 33 Start
12/10/1946
Falkirk 0-1 Aberdeen
League Cup GD 17,000 33 Start
19/10/1946
Aberdeen 1-0 Queen of the South
League Cup GD 22,000 33 Start
26/10/1946
Motherwell 3-0 Aberdeen
League Cup GD 8,500 33 Start
02/11/1946
Aberdeen 0-0 Queen of the South
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 33 Start
01/01/1947
Aberdeen 0-4 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 20,000 33 Start
02/01/1947
Celtic 1-5 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 33 Start
04/01/1947
Partick Thistle 4-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 33 Start
01/02/1947
Aberdeen 2-1 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 33 Start
01/03/1947
Dundee 0-1 Aberdeen
League Cup QF 1L 28,300 33 Start
05/03/1947
Aberdeen 3-2 Dundee
League Cup QF 2L 18,500 33 Start
07/05/1947
Aberdeen 2-0 Falkirk
Dewar Shield SF 1L 10,000 34 Start
14/05/1947
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 34 Start
17/05/1947
Heart of Midlothian 4-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 15,844 34 Start
09/08/1947
St. Mirren 0-1 Aberdeen
League Cup GA 8,000 34 Start
13/08/1947
Aberdeen 0-2 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 40,000 34 Start
16/08/1947
Aberdeen 2-0 Motherwell
League Cup GA 20,000 34 Start
23/08/1947
Queen of the South 1-2 Aberdeen
League Cup GA 14,000 34 Start
26/08/1947
St. Mirren 3-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 13,500 34 Start
30/08/1947
Aberdeen 2-0 St. Mirren
League Cup GA 20,000 34 Start
06/09/1947
Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen
League Cup GA 21,500 34 Start
13/09/1947
Aberdeen 9-0 Queen of the South
League Cup GA 25,000 34 Start
20/09/1947
Aberdeen 3-2 Dundee
Div 1 (Old) 20,000 34 Start
22/09/1947
Aberdeen 1-6 Falkirk
Dewar Shield SF REP 34 Start
27/09/1947
Aberdeen 8-2 Leith Athletic
League Cup QF 17,000 34 Start
04/10/1947
Aberdeen 2-0 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 34 Start
11/10/1947
Aberdeen 0-1 East Fife
League Cup SF 30,000 34 Start
18/10/1947
Aberdeen 1-2 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 17,000 34 Start
25/10/1947
Partick Thistle 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 34 Start
01/11/1947
Aberdeen 2-2 Queen of the South
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 34 Start
08/11/1947
Airdrie 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,500 34 Start
15/11/1947
Aberdeen 1-1 Heart of Midlothian
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 34 Start
22/11/1947
Aberdeen 6-0 Queens Park
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 34 Start
29/11/1947
Morton 0-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,500 34 Start
06/12/1947
Aberdeen 3-1 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 10,500 34 Start
13/12/1947
Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 34 Start
20/12/1947
Hibernian 4-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 20,000 34 Start
25/12/1947
Third Lanark 3-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 34 Start
27/12/1947
Aberdeen 5-0 St. Mirren
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 34 Start
01/01/1948
Dundee 0-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 14,500 34 Start
03/01/1948
Aberdeen 2-1 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 34 Start
10/01/1948
Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 34 Start
17/01/1948
Aberdeen 2-2 Third Lanark
Div 1 (Old) 14,000 34 Start
24/01/1948
Aberdeen 3-1 Raith Rovers
Friendly 8,000 34 Start
31/01/1948
Falkirk 3-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 34 Start
07/02/1948
Nithsdale Wanderers 0-5 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R2 2,600 34 Start
14/02/1948
Aberdeen 0-1 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 34 Start
21/02/1948
Hibernian 4-2 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R3 37,000 34 Start
28/02/1948
Aberdeen 3-0 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 34 Start
06/03/1948
Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 17,937 34 Start
13/03/1948
Queens Park 3-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 35 Start
20/03/1948
Aberdeen 2-1 Morton
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 35 Start
26/03/1948
Clyde 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 35 Start
14/04/1948
Elgin City 2-3 Aberdeen
Benefit Match 3,900 35 Start

Appearances
Season League League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total Other
  App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals
1947-48
27
0
0
8
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
0
3
0
0
1946-47
17
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
2
0
0
1945-46
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
11
0
1
1939-40
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
7
0
0
1938-39
16
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
Totals:
78
0
0
16
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
102
0
0
23
0
1
Total Appearances/Goals: 102 0