| Niall Cowperthwaite | |
| Fullname: | Niall Thomas Cowperthwaite |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Position: | Left back |
| Currentclub: | Lancaster City |
| Youthclubs1: | Morecambe |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Morecambe |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Workington |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | Kendal Town |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Clubs4: | Penrith |
| Years5: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Barrow |
| Caps5: | 71 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Workington |
| Years7: | 2019– |
| Clubs7: | Lancaster City |
| Club-Update: | 09:44, 19 October 2018 (UTC) |
Niall Thomas Cowperthwaite (born 28 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Lancaster City as a left back.
Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cowperthwaite moved from the Morecambe juniors to the senior team in August 2010. In May 2012, Cowperthwaite was released by the club.[1] He spent the 2012–13 season with Workington.[2] In June 2013 he left Workington to attend Lancaster University.[3] Later that month he signed for Kendal Town.[4] He also played for Penrith.
In December 2013, he signed for Barrow on non-contract terms.[5] In February 2016 he ruptured his ACL.[6] In July 2018, after two years without a club, he returned to Workington.[7]
On 21 May 2019, he joined Lancaster City.[8]
He is the son of former Barrow striker Colin Cowperthwaite.[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Morecambe | 2010–11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Workington | 2012–13 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Barrow | 2013–14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 6 | ||