Player
Alan Gowling
United 1967–1972#4Forward
#127 of 985 goalscorers
- 87
- apps10 sub
- 0.24
- goals / app
- 3
- multi-goal apps1 hat-trick
Verified competitive record
Suggest correction →Remember this? · 1–2 v Stoke City · 22 Mar 1972 · FA Cup
Goals and assists by season
Assists first recorded from 87/88 onwards.
Limited coverage of goals during seasons 68/69–69/70.
Season by season
21 recorded goals · 5 of 5 seasons coveredPeak goals — 71/72 · 9 goals
Matches where he scored
16 matchesMost goals v Southampton — 4 · Longest scoring run: 2 in a row (20 Aug 1971–23 Aug 1971)
- 4–0v C Palace25/03/1972
First Division
1 goal5' - 2–0@ Preston05/02/1972
FA CupRound 4
brace85' 88' - 3–3@ Man City06/11/1971
First Division
1 goal64' - 1–1v Stoke27/10/1971
League CupRound 4
1 goal85' - 2–0v Sheff Utd02/10/1971
First Division
1 goal86' - 3–1v West Brom23/08/1971
First Division
1 goal37' - 3–1v Arsenal20/08/1971
First Division
1 goal89' - 2–2@ Derby14/08/1971
First Division
1 goal25' - 1–0v Wolves12/04/1971
First Division
1 goal42' - 5–1v Southampton20/02/1971
First Division
4 goals35' 42' 44' 88' - 2–1@ Chelsea09/01/1971
First Division
1 goal86' - 2–1@ Nott'm Forest14/11/1970
First Division
1 goal21' - 2–3@ Wolves03/10/1970
First Division
1 goal11' - 7–0v West Brom08/04/1970
First Division
brace34' 76' - 2–1@ Nott'm Forest31/03/1970
First Division
1 goal24' - 4–2@ Stoke30/03/1968
First Division
1 goal23'
- 4–0WvC PalaceC PalaceCrystal PalaceFirst Division·25 Mar 1972 · 1971-721 goal5'1971-72First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–0W@PrestonPrestonPreston North EndFA Cup·5 Feb 1972 · 1971-72brace85' 88'1971-72FA CupFA CupRound 4
- 3–3D@Man CityMan CityManchester CityFirst Division·6 Nov 1971 · 1971-721 goal64'1971-72First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–1DvStokeStokeStoke CityLeague Cup·27 Oct 1971 · 1971-721 goal85'1971-72League CupLeague CupRound 4
- 2–0WvSheff UtdSheff UtdSheffield UnitedFirst Division·2 Oct 1971 · 1971-721 goal86'1971-72First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1WvWest BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionFirst Division·23 Aug 1971 · 1971-721 goal37'1971-72First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1WvArsenalArsenalArsenalFirst Division·20 Aug 1971 · 1971-721 goal89'1971-72First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–2D@DerbyDerbyDerby CountyFirst Division·14 Aug 1971 · 1971-721 goal25'1971-72First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–0WvWolvesWolvesWolverhampton WanderersFirst Division·12 Apr 1971 · 1970-711 goal42'1970-71First DivisionFirst Division
- 5–1WvSouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonFirst Division·20 Feb 1971 · 1970-714 goals35' 42' 44' 88'1970-71First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@ChelseaChelseaChelseaFirst Division·9 Jan 1971 · 1970-711 goal86'1970-71First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@Nott'm ForestNott'm ForestNottingham ForestFirst Division·14 Nov 1970 · 1970-711 goal21'1970-71First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–3L@WolvesWolvesWolverhampton WanderersFirst Division·3 Oct 1970 · 1970-711 goal11'1970-71First DivisionFirst Division
- 7–0WvWest BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionFirst Division·8 Apr 1970 · 1969-70brace34' 76'1969-70First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@Nott'm ForestNott'm ForestNottingham ForestFirst Division·31 Mar 1970 · 1969-701 goal24'1969-70First DivisionFirst Division
- 4–2W@StokeStokeStoke CityFirst Division·30 Mar 1968 · 1967-681 goal23'1967-68First DivisionFirst Division
Transfer record
2 recorded- from AcademyAug 1965 · Academy—
- £60kto Huddersfield TownJun 1972
Data coverageshowhide
Club record — verified competitive goals, apps, and starts in the hero plate. Recorded splits below are drawn from match coverage we can evidence, not necessarily a full career total.
Slice: all competitions, per season