Barry McGowan (born January 1967)[1] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Na Cealla Beaga and the Donegal county team.
[4] McGowan made a late substitute appearance for Declan Bonner against Armagh in the 1990 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, won by Donegal.
Deployed as a defender, he started at right corner back in the 1992 All-Ireland Final as Donegal defeated Dublin by a scoreline of 0–18 to 0–14.
[1] Former Derry player Joe Brolly holds McGowan in high regard.
[5] In May 2012, the Irish Independent named him in its selection of Donegal's "greatest team" spanning the previous 50 years.