John Lowe (born 1900; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played on the right-wing for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield, Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, and Rotherham United.
 Lowe in a Port Vale squad photo in 1923 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Lowe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1900[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ripley, Derbyshire, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ripley Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| 1920–1921 | Chesterfield | 33 | (5) |
| 1921–1923 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | (0) |
| 1923–1928 | Port Vale | 163 | (17) |
| 1928–1929 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | (2) |
| 1929–1930 | Rotherham United | 1 | (0) |
| Ripley Town | |||
| Total | 209+ | (24+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Lowe played for Ripley Town and Sheffield Wednesday, before he joined Chesterfield. He made his debut for the club playing at number seven on 4 September 1920, in a 0–0 draw with Grimsby Town Reserves.[3] He scored his first goal nine days later in a 1–1 draw with Leeds United Reserves.[3] He scored five goals in 33 Midland Football League games in the 1920–21 season, and also played in the Chesterfield Hospital Charity Cup final victory over Staveley Town.[3] He then moved into the First Division with Bolton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in May 1923.[1] He scored twice in 32 appearances in the 1923–24 campaign.[1] He became an ever-present during the 1924–25 (45 games) and 1925–26 (43 games) seasons, making 128 consecutive appearances between April 1924 and March 1927, as Vale posted two consecutive eighth-place finishes in the Second Division.[1] His run came to the end as he sprained an ankle, though he did score eight goals in 45 games as the "Valiants" finished eighth for a third consecutive time in 1926–27.[1] He lost his first-team place in September 1927 and featured just nine times in the 1927–28 season, before he was handed a free transfer in May 1928.[1] He went on to play for Oldham Athletic and Rotherham United – he made just the one appearance for the "Millers", in a 2–1 Third Division North win over Rochdale at Spotland on 21 September 1929[4] – before returning to his hometown club Ripley, where he ultimately became a committee member.
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chesterfield | 1920–21[3] | Midland Football League | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1921–22[5] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1922–23[5] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale | 1923–24[5] | Second Division | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 1924–25[5] | Second Division | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 1925–26[5] | Second Division | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
| 1926–27[5] | Second Division | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 8 | |
| 1927–28[5] | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 163 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 172 | 17 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1928–29[5] | Second Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Rotherham United | 1929–30[5] | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 209 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 222 | 24 | ||
Honours edit
Chesterfield
- Chesterfield Hospital Charity Cup: 1920[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 178. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Harricus (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Bolton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e "1920-1.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Past Players". themillers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jack Lowe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)