John Lowe (football)

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John Lowe
Personal information
Date of birth
Place of birth   
Date of death    16 August 1995
Place of death    Lochranza, Scotland
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1935-39 Hamilton Academical 73 (1)   
Teams managed
1956-58 Hamilton Academical

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 11:42, 18 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

John Lowe (?-1995) was a footballer and manager for Hamilton Academical.

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[edit] Playing career

Lowe signed for Hamilton in August 1935 from Royal Albert. He made his debut in January 1936 against Airdrieonians in which he scored.

[edit] Second World War

Lowe served with the RAF during the Second World War. Hamilton allowed Lowe to sign for Blackpool in 1940 as he was stationed there.

[edit] Management career

Lowe became Hamilton's Club Secretary in 1951 and was appointed Assistant Manager in 1953. He became manager in 1956 after replacing Jacky Cox. However, he resigned from the position in 1958.

[edit] Post-football

Lowe ran a fruit merchants business in Hamilton. At the time of his death, on the 16th of August 1995, he was residing in Lochranza on the Isle of Arran.

[edit] Hamilton Academical stats

  • Player
Scottish League Scottish Cup Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals
73 1 4 0 77 1
  • Manager
From To Record
G W L D F A Win %
1956 1958 72 26 29 17 139 147 36.11
Preceded by
Jacky Cox		 Hamilton Academical manager
1956-58		 Succeeded by
Andy Paton
v • d • e
Hamilton Academical F.C. – Managers

Raisbeck (1914–22) • Buchanon (1922–23) • Duncan (1923–25) • McAndrew (1925–46) • McStay (1946–51) • Wylie (1951–53) • Cox (1953–56) • Lowe (1956–59) • Paton (1959–68) • Crines (1968–69) • Lamont (1969) • Ewing (1969–70) • Shearer (1970–71) • Simpson (1971–72) • Lamont (1972) • Smith (1972–78) • McParland (1978–82) • Blackley (1982–83) • Auld (1983–84) • Lambie (1984–88) • Dempsey (1988–89) • G. Miller (1989) • Lambie (1989–90) • G. Miller (1990) • McLaren (1990–92) • Munro (1992–96) • Clark (1996–98) • C. Miller (1998–99) • Dawson (1999–02) • Hillcoat (2002–03) • Maitland (2003–05) • Reid (2005–-) •