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).

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.