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Eddie
Lowe |
Aston Villa FC
3 appearances, 0 goals
P 3 W 2 D
0 L 1 F 13: A 1
67% successful
1947
disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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Edward Lowe |
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name notes |
Edward, not Edmund - Birth Registration says so. |
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Birth |
11 July 1925 in Halesowen, Worcestershire [registered in
Stourbridge, September 1925]. |
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According
to passenger lists, Lowe was part
of a group of Fulham FC footballers that left Liverpool, bound for Quebec, on
15 May 1951, on board the Empress of Scotland, under the mastership of
E.A. Shergold. |
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Death |
9 March 2009 in Nottingham,
aged
83 years 241 days. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
"As a teenager, Lowe found employment
at a tube-works in Birmingham, before moving to London who became the an
engineer during the war. While in the capital he guested for Millwall as
an amateur, and also represented Finchley and Walthamstow Avenue briefly,
before returning to the Midlands. It was while playing for his works side
in a cup final that he was discovered by Villa." |
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He represented Finchley FC and Walthamstow Avenue FC briefly, before returning to the
Midlands. Turning
professional in September 1945, Lowe soon broke into the first team,
104 league appearances followed and three goals, but results
suffered, as did holding down a place, so in May 1950, Lowe, along with
his younger brother Reg, were transferred to Fulham FC, both for £15,000. In 1960, Lowe, who had been linked with a move to high-riding Tottenham
Hotspur. But after 473 league appearances for the cottagers, and
eight goals, Lowe accepted a new challenge, and in May 1963, he
accepted an offer who became the player-manager of Third Division Notts County.
He did play nine times for them, but off-field decisions and lack of
progress, he was sacked in the spring of 1965.
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Club honours |
Football
League South runners-up 1945-46; |
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Individual honours |
Football
of the Year fourth place 1962-63 (as a 37 year old); |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
11", 11st.
3lbs [1949]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
666th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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First match |
No. 232, 3 May 1947, England 3
France 0, a friendly match at
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, aged 21 years
296 days. |
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Last match |
No. 234, 25 May 1947,
Portugal 0 England 10, an end-of-season tour match at
Estádio Nacional,
Oeiras, Lisboa, aged 21 years 318 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
The ninth Worcestershirian to represent England. |
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Beyond England |
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As a teenager, Lowe found employment at
a tube-works in Birmingham, before moving to London who became the an engineer
during the war. He
served as a "Bevin Boy" in Black Country coal
mines towards the end of the Second World War.
Still devoted to the game, Lowe scouted briefly for Plymouth
Argyle in 1965 while qualifying as an accountant, before earning his
livelihood as a purchasing manager for a boiler-making company in
Nottingham, where he lived for the rest of his life. - An
English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990).
Hatton Press, p.160./Independent Obituary |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
reserve |
minutes |
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 |
captain |
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3 |
3 |
one |
270 |
0 |
one |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
+12 |
1 |
2 |
4.333 |
0.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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All matches were friendly matches and played in a white shirt |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
+9 |
1 |
1 |
5.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Match History
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Club:
Aston Villa F.C. - three full
appearances (270 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - three appearances (270 min)x
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