David Cowan (footballer, born 1982)

David Cowan (born 5 March 1982 in Whitehaven, Cumbria) is an English football defender currently with East Fife.

Cowan started his career with Newcastle United at Academy and reserve level before being released in 2002.

After trial spells at Walsall, Livingston, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic, Cowan joined Motherwell but was to suffer a double ankle fracture in a game against Celtic that sidelined him for a year and put his playing career in some doubt.

Recovering fitness but failing to get back into the first team, he joined St Johnstone before an 18-month stint in the Highland town of Dingwall with Ross County.

Returning to England for an unsuccessful trial at Blackpool, Cowan then played for Gretna but found himself a free agent when they were forced to resign from the Scottish Premier League in 2008.

Snapped up by Dundee within days of his former Newcastle reserve colleague Colin McMenamin who made the same switch from Gretna, he became a regular starter at Dens Park, earning an extended two-year deal. He was released by the club on 4 May 2010 along with 8 other players.

In February 2011 he joined Livingston. He was released at the end of the season and after a short trial spell at East Fife, signed for Cowdenbeath on a short term deal until January 2012.

On 31 January 2014, Cowan was released by Cowdenbeath.

Cowan rejoined East Fife on 7 February 2014.