George Cowell
# George Cowell

Albert David George Cowell (1 November 1870 – 27 April 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

## Family

The third of 12 children born to Edmund Cowell (1843–1918), and Caroline Cowell (1841–1910), née Pierpoint, Albert David George Cowell was born at Ballarat East on 1 November 1870.

George Cowell married Emily Maud Nichols (1869–1942) in early 1894 and they had three children: Charles Aubrey Nicholas Cowell (1894–1917), Lydia Amy Isabel Cowell (1896–1971), later Mrs. Hector Godfrey Smith, and George Cowell (1897–1970).

## Football

### South Ballarat

Originally from Beaufort, Cowell played with South Ballarat in 1896.

### Collingwood

Cowell played 11 games with Collingwood in the 1898 VFL season.

### Carlton

Cowell transferred to Carlton at the start of the 1899 VFL season and played seven games for the Blues.

### North Melbourne

Cowell then transferred to North Melbourne at the start of the 1900 season but played only a single senior game for them in Round 1.

## Later life

Cowell worked as a baker and pastrycook, returning to Ballarat after his football career where he died in April 1937.

