David Roy Cowling (born 27 November 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a left winger for Huddersfield Town, where he played 340 league games during the 1970s and 1980s.
[3] After his playing days, Cowling joined the coaching staff at Scunthorpe United.
[9] a position he held whilst also working as director of football development at Darlington College.
[10] Here he established a soccer school in partnership with his son Lee, also a former professional footballer with Nottingham Forest.
[11] As of 2011, Cowling set up and runs a footballing academy based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, England with his son Lee.