Scott McGowan

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Having spent the majority of last season playing for NWCFL side Stockport Town, the clubs’ record goal scorer made an unexpected, but welcome, return to the club during the summer. An undoubted ’74 legend, during his first two spells with ’74, Scotty’ banged in no less than 139 goals in just 214 outings, including four hat-ricks, one of which came in in ‘74’s 6-3 win over Runcorn Town in the much-delayed 2019/20 NWCFL Cup final. Oddly enough, Scott shares the distinction of being one of only two players to net a hat-trick against 1874, in his case for Congleton Town, where he became a real fan’s favourite after notching 30 goals in 56 games for. So impressed were the ’74 management team that they snapped him up just weeks later. ‘The Bears’ loss was certainly ‘74’s gain. As well as ’74 and Congleton, Scott has also appeared in the colours of Macclesfield FC and Nantwich Town.