Career
McGowan was a product of Dundee United"s youth development programme and made his only appearance in the final game of the 2002-2003 season. A loan spell with Ross County followed, before McGowan was released in February 2004, alongside fellow striker Danny Ogunmade. After a few seasons in U21 football, McGowan moved to Maryhill in 2006.
He signed for Irvine Meadow XI a year later then moved once more, this time to Neilston, in September 2007.
McGowan has appeared at under-16 and -18 level for Scotland, featuring in the 2001 Union of European Football Associations under-16 Championship.