John Lowe (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Lowe | ||
Date of birth | August 6, 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Cambuslang, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 16 August 1995 | (aged 83)||
Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
Youth career | |||
Royal Albert | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935–1939 | Hamilton Academical | 73 | (1) |
Total | 73 | (1) | |
Managerial career | |||
1956–1958 | Hamilton Academical | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Lowe (6 August 1912 – 16 August 1995) was a footballer and manager for Hamilton Academical.
Biography
Lowe, a centre-half, signed for Hamilton Academicals in August 1935 from Royal Albert. He also played for Galston, and Clyde. He scored on his debut for Accies in January 1936 against Airdrieonians. The "Accies" finished sixth in the First Division in 1935–36, eighth in 1936–37, 13th in 1937–38, and seventh in 1938–39.
Lowe served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was also a member of the Tommy Walker X1 Touring Team which toured India and Ceylon in 1945. Hamilton allowed Lowe to sign for Blackpool in 1940 as he was stationed there. In April 1945 he also guested for Port Vale, where he played two games.[1] He also guested for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aberdeen.
Lowe became Hamilton's Club Secretary in 1951 and was appointed as assistant manager at Douglas Park in 1953. He became manager in 1956 after replacing Jacky Cox. He led the Second Division club to 11th and 10th place in 1956–57 and 1957–58. However, he resigned from the position in 1958, and was replaced by Andy Paton.
After retiring from football, Lowe ran a fruit merchants business in Hamilton. At the time of his death, on 16 August 1995, he was residing in Lochranza on the Isle of Arran.
Statistics
- Player
Scottish Football League | Scottish Cup | Total | |||
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App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals |
73 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 1 |
- Manager
From | To | Record | ||||||
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G | W | L | D | F | A | Win % | ||
1956 | 1958 | 72 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 139 | 147 | 36.11 |
References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 178. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- 1912 births
- 1995 deaths
- People from Cambuslang
- Scottish footballers
- Association football central defenders
- Royal Albert F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. wartime guest players
- Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. wartime guest players
- Aberdeen F.C. wartime guest players
- Scottish Football League players
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- Scottish football managers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League managers