| Jason Cowley | |
| Fullname: | Jason John Cowley[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1995 |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Hereford |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Redditch Borough |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 26 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Redditch United |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Bromsgrove Sporting (dual registration) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Bromsgrove Sporting |
| Caps4: | 100 |
| Goals4: | 90 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | → AFC Telford United (dual registration) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Stevenage |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Solihull Moors (loan) |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | Macclesfield Town |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Bromsgrove Sporting |
| Caps9: | 4 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2021 |
| Clubs10: | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) |
| Caps10: | 3 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Stourbridge |
| Caps11: | 52 |
| Goals11: | 31 |
| Years12: | 2023– |
| Clubs12: | Hereford |
| Caps12: | 34 |
| Goals12: | 12 |
| Club-Update: | 22:19, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
Jason John Cowley (born 9 October 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for club Hereford.
Cowley began his career with Redditch Borough. During his time at Redditch Borough, Cowley scored 26 goals in 25 games as the club won the 2015–16 Midland League Division Three, earning a move to Redditch United.[2] After struggling for game time, Cowley signed for Bromsgrove Sporting, initially on a dual registration.[3] In his first season with the club, Cowley scored 42 goals in 42 games in all competitions.[4] During his time with Bromsgrove Sporting, Cowley helped the team to secure three promotions in three seasons, and scored 74 goals in two seasons. In March 2019, in a game against Corby Town, he scored a "spectacular" goal for the club, leading to calls for Cowley to be nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award.[5] He signed for Stevenage in May 2019.[6] He went on join Solihull Moors for a month long loan in January 2020.[7]
He was released by Stevenage at the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]
Following his release, Cowley played in a friendly with previous club Bromsgrove Sporting. He scored once in this match. [9]
On 14 September 2020, Cowley signed for National League club Macclesfield Town.[10] However, on 16 September the club was wound up due to debts.[11] Cowley later returned to Southern League Premier Division Central side Bromsgrove Sporting, signing for them on 2 October 2020.[12] On 1 January 2021, Cowley joined National League North side Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan deal.[13]
He signed for Stourbridge in June 2021.[14]
On 12 June 2023, Cowley signed for National League North club Hereford for an undisclosed fee.[15] He was top goalscorer for Hereford during the 2023–24 season with 12 goals across all competitions, despite missing a large chunk of the season due to injury. He signed a contract extension in May 2024 to keep him at Hereford until the end of the 2024–25 season.[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Redditch Borough | 2015–16[17] [18] | Midland League Division Three | 18[19] | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[20] | 1 | 25 | 26 | ||
| 2016-17[21] [22] | Midland League Division Two | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 26 | 27 | ||||
| 2016–17[23] [24] | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[25] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Bromsgrove Sporting (dual registration) | 2016–17[26] | Midland League Division One | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[27] | 8 | 21 | 19 | ||
| Bromsgrove Sporting[28] | 2016–17 | Midland League Division One | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[29] | 1 | 21 | 23 | ||
| 2017–18[30] [31] | Midland League Premier Division | 35 | 28 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[32] | 5 | 47 | 33 | |||
| 2018–19[33] [34] | Southern League Division One Central | 33 | 29 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[35] | 3 | 38 | 32 | |||
| Total | 100 | 90 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 17 | 127 | 107 | ||||
| AFC Telford United (dual registration)[36] | 2018–19 | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stevenage | 2019–20 | EFL League Two | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[37] | 3 | 24 | 5 | |
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Macclesfield Town | 2020–21[38] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bromsgrove Sporting | 2020–21[39] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2020–21 | National League North | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Stourbridge | 2021–22 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 2022–23 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 39 | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 5 | 48 | 29 | |||
| Total | 52 | 31 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 10 | 65 | 41 | ||||
| Hereford | 2023–24 | National League North | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 238 | 163 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 31 | 296 | 194 | |||