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Sam Cowan was born in Chesterfield on 10th May, 1901.
From Whiskey to Water is the no-holds-barred memoir by one of South Africa's most loved radio talk show hosts, Sam Cowen.He did not take up football until he was seventeen. He played for Aldwarke Juniors before joining Huddersfield Town in 1920. He failed to get into the first team and left the club to play for Denaby United in the Midland League.
He also played for Bulcroft Colliery.
In 1923 Cowan joined Doncaster Rovers and over that year scored 13 goals in 48 games. Cowan was transferred to Manchester City in December 1924. Playing centre-half his performances were so good he was chosen to play for England against Belgium on 24th May, 1926.
England won 5-3 but it was another four years before he obtained a second international cap.
Cowan helped Bolton Wanderers to reach the 1926 FA Cup Final.
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However, they lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-0. In 1928 he helped his club win the Division Two title. Cowan also won two further international caps in 1930 against Austria and Belgium. Teammate Matt Busby once said that Cowan "co