Jack Lowe (English footballer)

Jack Lowe

Lowe in a Port Vale squad photo in 1923
Personal information
Full name	John Lowe [1]
Date of birth	1900 [1]
Place of birth	Ripley, Derbyshire, England [1]
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
	Ripley Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sheffield Wednesday
1920–1921	Chesterfield	33	(5)
1921–1923	Bolton Wanderers	5	(0)
1923–1928	Port Vale	163	(17)
1928–1929	Oldham Athletic	7	(2)
1929–1930	Rotherham United	1	(0)
	Ripley Town
Total		209+	(24+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Lowe (born 1900; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played on the right-wing for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield, Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, and Rotherham United.

Career

Lowe played for Ripley Town and Sheffield Wednesday before he joined Chesterfield. He made his debut for the club playing at number seven on 4 September 1920, in a 0–0 draw with Grimsby Town Reserves. ^[3] He scored his first goal nine days later in a 1–1 draw with Leeds United Reserves. ^[3] He scored five goals in 33 Midland Football League games in the 1920–21 season. He also played in the Chesterfield Hospital Charity Cup final victory over Staveley Town. ^[3] He then moved into the First Division with Bolton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in May 1923. ^[1] He scored twice in 32 appearances in the 1923–24 campaign. ^[1] He became an ever-present during the 1924–25 (45 games) and 1925–26 (43 games) seasons, making 128 consecutive appearances between April 1924 and March 1927, as Vale posted two consecutive eighth-place finishes in the Second Division. ^[1] His run came to the end as he sprained an ankle, though he did score eight goals in 45 games as the "Valiants" finished eighth for a third consecutive time in 1926–27. ^[1] He lost his first-team place in September 1927 and featured just nine times in the 1927–28 season, before he was handed a free transfer in May 1928. ^[1] He went on to play for Oldham Athletic and Rotherham United – he made just the one appearance for the "Millers", in a 2–1 Third Division North win over Rochdale at Spotland on 21 September 1929 ^[4] – before returning to his hometown club Ripley, where he ultimately became a committee member.

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chesterfield	1920–21 [3]	Midland Football League	33	5	4	0	37	5
Bolton Wanderers	1921–22 [5]	First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1922–23 [5]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	5	0
Port Vale	1923–24 [5]	Second Division	30	2	1	0	33	2
	1924–25 [5]	Second Division	42	1	3	0	45	1
	1925–26 [5]	Second Division	42	5	1	0	43	5
	1926–27 [5]	Second Division	40	8	4	0	44	8
	1927–28 [5]	Second Division	9	1	0	0	9	1
	Total		163	17	9	0	172	17
Oldham Athletic	1928–29 [5]	Second Division	7	2	0	0	7	2
Rotherham United	1929–30 [5]	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			209	24	13	0	222	24

Honours

Chesterfield

• Chesterfield Hospital Charity Cup: 1920 ^[3]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 178. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
2. Harricus (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Bolton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
3. "1920-1.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
4. "Past Players". themillers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
5. Jack Lowe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)