| William Cowan | |
| Fullname: | William Cowan[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Gateshead, England |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Years1: | ?–1925 |
| Clubs1: | High Fell |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Years2: | 1925–1927 |
| Clubs2: | Hull City |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 1927–1928 |
| Clubs3: | Blackpool |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1928–1929 |
| Clubs4: | Chesterfield |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 1929–1930 |
| Clubs5: | York City |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 19 |
| Totalgoals: | 14 |
William Cowan (28 November 1900 – 1979) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
Born in Gateshead, Cowan played for High Fell before moving to the Football League with Hull City,[1] scoring on his debut in a 4–1 victory over Nottingham Forest on 12 October 1925.[2] His last appearance for the club came in a 5–2 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 January 1927 and he finished his Hull career with nine goals in 12 appearances in all competitions.[3] [4] He made one appearance for Blackpool during the 1927–28 season before going on to score six in seven league appearances for Chesterfield in the 1928–29 season.[1] He was with York City during the 1929–30 season,[1] the club's first in the Football League after being elected from the Midland League, but did not make any appearances for the club in any competitions.[5] In his short career, he made 19 League appearances, in which he scored 14 goals.[1]