Wilf Low

Wilf Low
Personal information
Full name Wilfrid Low
Date of birth 8 December 1884(1884-12-08)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 1933
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Playing position Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1917 Aberdeen 151 (3)
1917–? Newcastle United 366 (8)
National team
1911-1920 Scotland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Wilfrid "Wilf" Lawson Low (born Aberdeen 1884; died Newcastle 1933) was a footballer who played as a centre-half for Aberdeen and Newcastle United.

Low was nicknamed the "Laughing Cavalier", although opposition forwards may have disagreed with this as he was a typical hard defender of that time. He played 366 games for Newcastle scoring 8 goals. He also played for the Scotland national team, winning 5 caps between 1911 and 1920.

Low remained with Newcastle after his playing retirement, firstly as a coach for the Swifts junior side, then latterly as the club's groundsman. He was killed in 1933 when a car knocked him over.

His brother, Harold, and son, Norman were also professional footballers.

Honours

Newcastle United

Resources

External links

Wilf Low at scottishfa.co.uk