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James Low (footballer, born 1894)

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James Low
Personal information
Full name James Low
Date of birth (1894-03-09)9 March 1894[1]
Place of birth Kilbirnie, Scotland
Date of death 5 March 1960(1960-03-05) (aged 65)[2]
Place of death Elgin, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6+12 in (1.69 m)[3]
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Elgin City
–1912 Edinburgh University
1912–1919 Hearts 95 (22)
1920 Elgin City
1920–1921 Rangers 4 (0)
1921–1928 Newcastle United 108 (8)
International career
1914 Scottish Football League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Low (9 March 1894 – 5 March 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right (winger).

Early life

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Low was born in Ayrshire and raised in Elgin.

Early playing career

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He began his career at local club Elgin City where he garnered the nicknames, 'Jamie'[2] or 'Jimmy',[4] then moved south to study agriculture at the University of Edinburgh, where he was playing for their football team when scouted by Heart of Midlothian.[2]

Low broke into the strong Hearts first team as a teenager and also represented the Scottish League twice in 1914.[5]

First world war service

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In November 1914 he was one of the contingent from the club who enlisted to fight in World War I in McCrae's Battalion.[2] Due to his university education he was coveted by specialist units, and became a 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders. In 1917 he was wounded in action, sustaining a head injury.[1] At the end of the war he returned to Hearts.

Later playing career

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Low in total played in a dozen matches,[6] until his war injury affected his play and he was released on a free transfer.[1]

Low returned home to play for Elgin City, however his condition improved and in March 1920 he was signed by Rangers following a successful trial.[1] He was backup to the established Sandy Archibald at Ibrox Park and featured in only a handful of matches[7] before transferring to Newcastle United in October 1921.

Low remained at Newcastle for seven years and played regularly, making 123 league and cup appearances.[8] He was an FA Cup winner with the Magpies in 1924.

After retiring in 1930 he returned to Elgin to run his family business manufacturing fishing nets.[2] He died in 1960, days before his 66th birthday.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Purdie, Tom (2014). Hearts: The Supreme Sacrifice to Hearts at War. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445633343.
  2. ^ a b c d e Alexander, Jack (2004). McCrae's Battalion: The Story of the 16th Royal Scots. Mainstream Publishing/Random House. ISBN 9781845968212.
  3. ^ Tynesider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Heart of Midlothian & the Great War". Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Scottish League player James Low". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Hearts player James Low". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Rangers player James Low". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Newcastle player James Low". Toon1892.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.