Kenny Lowe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Lowe | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Billingham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1984 | Hartlepool United | 54 | (3) |
1984–1985 | Billingham Town | ||
1985–1987 | Gateshead | ||
1987–1990 | Barrow | ||
1987–1988 | → Scarborough (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1990–1993 | Barnet | 72 | (5) |
1993 | Stoke City | 9 | (0) |
1993–1996 | Birmingham City | 21 | (3) |
1994–1995 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1995–1996 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 13 | (3) |
1996 | Darlington | 14 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Gateshead | 91 | (6) |
International career | |||
England semi-professional | 2 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
1997–1998 | Gateshead | ||
1999–2003 | Barrow | ||
2007–2011 | Perth Glory (asst. coach) | ||
2013–2018 | Perth Glory | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kenny Lowe (born 6 November 1961) is a former professional footballer and former head coach of Perth Glory FC in the A-League. Kenny played for ten clubs in England, as well as a stint in Australia. He also later managed Gateshead and Barrow before returning to Perth to work in football.
Playing career
Lowe played for ten clubs during his career, which started on a part-time basis in 1981 with Hartlepool United, while he served an apprenticeship as a pipe-fitter and welder with ICI.[1] He moved to Australia during the 1980s to play for Spearwood in the Western Australia Premier League before returning to England.[2] He was twice signed by manager Barry Fry, first for £40,000 for Barnet in 1991 and secondly at Birmingham City for £75,000, when at the age of 31 he turned professional.[1] He finally ended his career at the age of 39. He also won two caps with the England semi-professional team.[1]
Managerial career
Lowe started his managerial career with Gateshead as joint manager with Matty Pearson.[3] He returned to Barrow in 1999 when the club had just four players.[1] He stayed at Barrow for four seasons during which time they remained in administration.[4]
He left Barrow to move to Australia where he was appointed assistant manager at Perth Glory.[2] He also coaches at the Football West national training centre, taking charge of the team in inter-state matches.
Following the sacking of Alistair Edwards as Perth Glory's head coach, Lowe was appointed as the caretaker coach.[5]
On 22 April 2014 Lowe was appointed as full-time coach of Perth Glory, after winning just 4 of 17 games as caretaker coach.[6] In his first full season in charge of the Glory he led them to the final of the 2014 FFA Cup. On 20 April 2018 Lowe was sacked as the head coach of Perth and was given an opportunity with a role in the club's academy.[citation needed]
Personal life
He was born in Sedgefield, County Durham, and now lives in Perth, Australia.[3] His sister is Kendra Slawinski, an international netball player.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[7]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hartlepool United | 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1982–83 | Fourth Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
1983–84 | Fourth Division | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
Total | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 3 | ||
Scarborough | 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Barnet | 1991–92 | Fourth Division | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 43 | 3 |
1992–93 | Third Division | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
Total | 72 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
Stoke City | 1993–94 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Birmingham City | 1993–94 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
1994–95 | Second Division | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
1995–96 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
Carlisle United (loan) | 1994–95 | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Hartlepool United (loan) | 1995–96 | Third Division | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
Darlington | 1996–97 | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
1997–98 | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 189 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 223 | 14 |
- ^ Appearances in Football League Group Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
Managerial statistics
- As of 21 April 2018[8]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Barrow | England | August 1999 | May 2003 | 176 | 78 | 46 | 52 | 44.32 |
Perth Glory | Australia | 20 December 2013 | Present | 141 | 61 | 27 | 53 | 43.26 |
Total | 317 | 139 | 73 | 105 | 43.85 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Turnbull, Simon (12 November 2000). "The real Barrow boys". London: The Independent. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Glory Fill Coaching Jobs". Four Four Two. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame: Lowe". Heed Army. 2 November 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
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- ^ "KENNY LOWE INTERIM PERTH GLORY HEAD COACH". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2013.
- ^ "COACH ANNOUNCEMENT". Football Federation Australia. 22 April 2014.
- ^ Kenny Lowe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Kenny Lowe". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links
- Kenny Lowe at Soccerbase
- Kenny Lowe career stats
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Billingham
- A-League managers
- English footballers
- English football managers
- England semi-pro international footballers
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Billingham Town F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Gateshead F.C. managers
- Barrow A.F.C. managers
- Perth Glory FC managers
- Sportspeople from Yorkshire
- Association football midfielders