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Johnny McGowan (8 June 1920 – 30 March 2010) was a Republic of Ireland soccer international, who played with the Cork United team which dominated domestic Irish soccer in the 1940s. He also had a short spell in England with West Ham United.

Johnny McGowan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1920-06-08)8 June 1920[1]
Place of birth	Passage, Cork
Date of death	30 March 2010(2010-03-30) (aged 89)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Cobh Wanderers[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Cork United
	West Ham United
National team
1947	Republic of Ireland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was also for many years a manager in the League of Ireland.

McGowan was a full back or centre half and was capped once for the Republic of Ireland at senior level in a 3–2 win over Spain in Dalymount Park on 2 March 1947.

References

External links

• Profile from soccerscene.ie
• Obituary FAI
• Johnny McGowan at National-Football-Teams.com

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