Arthur Lowder

Arthur Lowder
Personal information
Full nameArthur Lowder
Date of birth11 February 1863
Place of birthWolverhampton, England
Date of death4 January 1926 (aged 62)
Place of deathTaunton, England
Playing positionLeft half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?St Luke's
1882–1891Wolves46(1)
National team
1889England1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Lowder (11 February 1863 - 4 January 1926) was an English international footballer of the 1880s and 1890s who played as a left half with Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]

He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) in 1882 from St Luke's, and made a total of 71 competitive appearances for them (scoring 3 goals), before retiring in 1891.[2] He played in Wolves' first ever FA Cup match in 1883 and in their first Football League match in 1888,[1] and Lowder played for Wolves on the losing side in the 1889 FA Cup Final.[3]

Lowder was capped on one occasion by the England national football team, playing against Wales at Stoke-on-Trent on 23 February 1889.[4] He was chosen to play in the match following the withdrawal of Alf Shelton.[5]

After his playing career he coached in France, Germany and Norway.[1]

Honours

Wolves

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matthews, Tony (2001). The Wolves Who's Who. Britespot. ISBN 1-904103-01-4.
  2. "Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club Players. A - Z". Wolves-Stats.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. 1889 FA Cup Final at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
  4. Lowder's International stats at englandstats.com
  5. "England National Football Team Match No. 35: England 4 Wales 1". England Football Online. Retrieved 28 October 2012.