Kenny Lowe
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| Kenny Lowe | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 November 1961 | |
| Place of birth | Sedgefield, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfield | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1981–1984 1984–1985 1985–1987 1987–1990 1987–1988 1990–1993 1993 1993–1996 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996 1996–1998 |
Hartlepool United Billingham Town Gateshead Barrow → Scarborough (loan) Barnet Stoke City Birmingham City → Carlisle United (loan) → Hartlepool United (loan) Darlington Gateshead |
54 (3) 4 (0) 72 (5) 9 (0) 21 (3) 2 (0) 13 (3) 14 (0) |
| National team | ||
| England semi-professional | 2 (0) | |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1997–1998 1999–2003 |
Gateshead Barrow |
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Kenny Lowe (born 6 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played for ten clubs in English league and non-league football as well as a stint in Australia. He also later managed Gateshead and Barrow before he returned to Australia to work in football in Perth.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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 spent time as assistant manager at Perth Glory.[2]
[edit] Managerial statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win %[5] | ||||
| Barrow |  |
August 1999 | May 2003 | 176 | 78 | 46 | 52 | 44.32 |
[edit] Outside football
He was born in Sedgefield, County Durham, and now lives in Perth, Australia.[3] His sister is Kendra Slewenski, an international netball player.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Turnbull, Simon. "The real Barrow boys", The Independent, 2000-11-12. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ a b "Glory Fill Coaching Jobs", Four Four Two, 2007-11-06. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ a b Hall of Fame: Lowe. Heed Army (2006-11-02). Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Barrow eye big pay-day", BBC Sport, 2002-12-06. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ Winning percentage is correct to two decimal places.
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