Wilf Low

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Wilf Low
Personal information
Full name Wilfrid Lawson Low
Date of birth (1884-12-08)8 December 1884
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 30 April 1933(1933-04-30) (aged 48)
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Abergeldie
Montrose
1904–1909 Aberdeen 107 (3)
1909–1924 Newcastle United 324 (8)
Total 431 (11)
National team
1911–1920 Scotland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wilfrid Lawson Low (8 December 1884 – 30 April 1933) was a Scottish 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 367 games for Newcastle scoring 8 goals.[2] He also played for the Scotland national team, winning five caps between 1911 and 1920.[3]

Low remained with Newcastle after his playing retirement, firstly as a coach for the Swifts junior side, then latterly as the club's groundsman.[4]

Personal life[]

Low's brother Harry, nephew Willie[5][6] and son Norman were also professional footballers.[7] He served as a sergeant in the Royal Engineers at home during the First World War.[8] He was killed in 1933 when a car knocked him over.[7]

Honours[]

Newcastle United

See also[]

Resources[]

  • A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United, by Paul Joannou
  • Haway The Lads, The Illustrated Story of Newcastle United, by Paul Joannou, Tommy Canning/Patrick Canning

References[]

  1. ^ Tynesider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Player Details : Wilfred Lawson "Wilf" Low". Toon1892.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ Wilf Low at the Scottish Football Association Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". backoffice.afc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. ^ William Low, AFC Heritage Trust
  6. ^ The reference states they were half-brothers, but Willie was the son of William, a much older brother of Wilf and Harry - whose own father was also named William.
  7. ^ a b "The Sunderland players who served in WWI". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. ^ "'Wor' War heroes". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Newcastle United v Barnsley, 28 April 1910". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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