Wrexham certainly profited from the decision of St Johnstone to give 25 players free transfers in 1953! McGowan was working down the mines when he signed for Wrexham, and gave sterling service to the club as a tough-tackling full back, totting up the fifth highest number of appearances in the club's history.
In the process, he earned three Welsh Cup winners medals, was part of the side which got to the last sixteen of the inaugural League Cup, beating First Division Blackburn in the process, and lined up in the legendary FA Cup game against the Busby Babes which attracted Wrexham's record attendance to The Racecourse. He even managed a couple of goals on the rare occasions that he was allowed over the half way line!
After a leg break prematurely ended his career, McGowan continued to give sterling service to the club as a groundsman and coach, handed the tricky job of making the young Joey Jones and Mickey Thomas toe the line!
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