Paul McGowan
Annan Athletic

Paul McGowan

Paul McGowan of Annan Athletic was born in Bellshill, Scotland on 7 October 1987 (age 37)

For those of you who've taken a keen interest in Scottish football, on the slight off chance anyone would, you may recognise the name Paul McGowan. Born in Scotland on 7 October 1987, this 37-year-old lad has spent his time occupying the central midfield role at Annan Athletic. Standing at a groundbreaking 5ft 7in (1.71m), and weighing about as much as a mid-sized greyhound at 10st 9lb (68kg), this lad hardly has the physical prowess of a top tier footballer. But here we are.

With the ink barely dry on an eight-month contract with Annan Athletic, we can look forward to observing Paul's exploits in the League One in Scotland through to its expiry on 31 May 2025. First-rate stuff.

We'll take you back to the riveting year of 2006 when Paul made his debut at Greenock Morton in Scotland, scoring a whopping 11 goals in 36 first team appearances after his loan transfer from Celtic. Yet, his return to Celtic in August 2007 was not quite as fruitful, with an audacious single appearance during the 2007 - 2008 season.

Suffice it to say, Paul felt rather at home meandering around the Scottish leagues with temporary stints at Hamilton Academical and St Mirren following his Celtic spell. At Hamilton, he gave a mortifyingly average performance, scoring once during his 14 appearances in 2008 - 2009. However, St Mirren must have seen potential with Paul's mediocre proclivity, fixed up a contract and, probably to their regret, kept him around for four seasons. His highlight during this period was the 2011 - 2012 season when he overachieved with eight goals from 37 appearances.

Just as we all thought we couldn't get enough of the action, Dundee, clearly looking to add a bang-average midfielder to their roster, scooped up Paul from St Mirren in July 2014. He endured numerous repetitive seasons at Dundee until his departure in February 2023. His grand legacy was scoring a handful of goals across multiple seasons.

Fast-forward to today, McGowan is just about keeping his career afloat in the unspectacular lower depths of Scottish League One, first with a short stint at Cove Rangers, and now with Annan Athletic. It remains to be seen how much he will, or is even capable of, contributing to his current side in the remainder of the 2024 - 2025 season.

Nevertheless, his valued contribution of a single goal in three matches in the League Cup 2024 - 2025 for Annan Athletic, and a startling single appearance in the Challenge Cup 2024 - 2025 deserve our sincere-ish applause.

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Centre Midfield
Primary Position
Midfielder
Position
Paul McGowan
CM
1.71m (5ft 7in)
Height
68kg (10st 9lb)
Weight
7 October 1987 (age 37)
Date of Birth
Bellshill
Birthplace
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth
Annan Athletic
Team
31 May 2025 (7m)
Contract Expires

Season stats

Team
Annan Athletic
Annan Athletic
League One 2024 - 2025
Games
13
Starting
13
Substitute
-
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
1
Yellows
2
Reds
-
Team
Annan Athletic
Annan Athletic
League Cup 2024 - 2025
Games
3
Starting
3
Substitute
-
Unused
1
Utilisation
75%
Goals
1
Yellows
1
Reds
-
Team
Annan Athletic
Annan Athletic
Challenge Cup 2024 - 2025
Games
1
Starting
1
Substitute
-
Unused
1
Utilisation
50%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Annan Athletic
Annan Athletic
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
13
Goals
1
Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
3
Goals
-
Team
Dundee
Dundee
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
8
Goals
-
Team
Dundee
Dundee
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
28
Goals
1
Team
Dundee
Dundee
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
30
Goals
2
Team
Dundee
Dundee
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
34
Goals
1
Team
Dundee
Dundee
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
36
Goals
3
Team
Dundee
Dundee
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
30
Goals
1
Team
Dundee
Dundee
Season 2014 - 2015
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
30
Goals
2
Team
St Mirren
St Mirren
Season 2013 - 2014
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
36
Goals
4
Team
St Mirren
St Mirren
Season 2012 - 2013
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
25
Goals
5
Team
St Mirren
St Mirren
Season 2011 - 2012
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
37
Goals
8
Team
St Mirren
St Mirren
Season 2010 - 2011
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
33
Goals
1
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2009 - 2010
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
5
Goals
-
Team
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical
Season 2008 - 2009
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
14
Goals
1
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2007 - 2008
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton
Season 2006 - 2007
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
36
Goals
11

Transfers

Team
Annan Athletic
Annan Athletic
1 July 2024
From
Cove Rangers
Cove Rangers
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Cove Rangers
Cove Rangers
24 July 2023
From
Dundee
Dundee
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
21 February 2023
From
Dundee
Dundee
Type
Loan
Team
Dundee
Dundee
1 July 2014
From
St Mirren
St Mirren
Type
Free Transfer
Team
St Mirren
St Mirren
1 July 2011
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Free Transfer
Team
St Mirren
St Mirren
27 July 2010
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
25 May 2009
From
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical
7 January 2009
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
31 August 2007
From
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton
27 June 2006
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan

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