Roy Low

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Roy Low
Personal information
Full name Anthony Roy Low
Date of birth (1944-07-08) 8 July 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Watford, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1967 Tottenham Hotspur 8 (1)
1967–1968 Watford 26 (4)
Bedford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Roy Low (born 8 July 1944 in Watford) is an English former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, Bedford Town and represented England at schoolboy level. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Having played for England schoolboys in 1959, Low joined Tottenham Hotspur as a junior in July 1961. He went on to make eight appearances and scored one goal. [3] The winger became the first Spurs player to make a substitute appearance when he replaced Derek Possee in a home fixture against Arsenal on 11 September 1965. [4] In February 1967 Low signed for Watford and played in a further 26 first team matches and found the net on four occasions. After leaving Vicarage Road he went on to play for Bedford Town where he ended his senior career.

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References

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  2. Goodwin, Bob (2017). The Spurs Alphabet. Lulu.com. ISBN   978-0-9540434-2-1.
  3. Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players. Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Spurs firsts. Retrieved 21 June 2010

Roy Low at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database