A well known Portadown supporter has taken to the Scottish airwaves to hammer home Stevie Cowan’s iconic status with the Irish League club.
Jonny Dunlop also joked that he would personally front a campaign to have a statue of the legendary former striker erected at Shamrock Park.
Cowan, who helped fire the Mid Ulster giants to their first ever league title in 1990 and a league and Irish Cup double the following year, currently works for The Big Saturday Football Show.
And Ports fan Jonny Dunlop, who is also a key part of the club’s media team, was invited onto the show to confirm the fact that the 59-year-old Scot is still idolised at Shamrock Park.
Asked by presenters Steven Mill and Ewen Cameron to confirm that Cowan is a “legend at Portadown,” Jonny replied: “Oh, he certainly is.
“He helped the club win their first ever league championship in 1989/90 and scored on the last day to beat Linfield to secure the league.
“He was also a pivotal part of the team that won the double the following season, again the first time the club had won the Irish Cup.
“Steven scored the two goals in the cup final against Glenavon and he’s in the Portadown hall of fame as well. He’s very highly thought of at Portadown.”
Dunlop told the popular football show that Cowan, who also played for Aberdeen, Hibs and Motherwell, would be an automatic inclusion in Portadown’s all-time best team.
“If someone mentioned Portadown football club to anyone, Stevie Cowan would probably be one of the first names on their lips,” he said.
“If someone is picking their best ever Portadown XI, he would be one of the first if not the first name on the team sheet.”
With Aberdeen unveiling a statue of Sir Alex Ferguson on Friday, The Big Saturday Football Show pondered if Cowan would qualify for a statue at Portadown.
“He certainly would and I will be campaigning for it after this phone call!” replied Jonny, who was interviewed while watching Portadown's 1-0 win over Warrenpoint Town.
You can listen to Jonny's interview here...
Cowan initially joined Portadown on loan from Motherwell in February but went on to spend three memorable years at Shamrock Park.
He bagged a prolific seven goals in eight appearances at the end of the 1989/90 campaign to help the Ports lift the Gibson Cup for the first time in their history.
He also scored a remarkable 41 goals in 52 games in all competitions for Ronnie McFall's men the following season when they won the league and cup double.
The Scot's kneeling, arm raised celebration after scoring twice in a 2-1 win over derby rivals Glenavon in the 1991 Irish Cup final remains an iconic image of the blue riband showpiece to this day.
Cowan also played briefly for Ballymena United and Cliftonville in the Irish League, but his time at Portadown proved his most successful - and memorable - period in the game here.
