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John Lowey (footballer)

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John Lowey
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Lowey[1]
Date of birth (1958-03-07)7 March 1958
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death 5 August 2019(2019-08-05) (aged 61)
Place of death Australia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Forward
Youth career
1973–1975 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1976 Manchester United 0 (0)
1976–1977 Chicago Sting 22 (5)
1977 Port Vale 0 (0)
1977 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
1977–1978 Port Vale 0 (0)
1978 California Sunshine 21 (10)
1978–1980 Sheffield Wednesday 42 (4)
1980–1986 Blackburn Rovers 141 (14)
1986–1987 Wigan Athletic 3 (0)
1986 → Chesterfield (loan) 2 (0)
1987 → York City (loan) 6 (0)
1987–1988 Preston North End 4 (1)
1988 Chester City 9 (0)
1988 Brisbane Lions
Total 250 (34)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Anthony Lowey (7 March 1958 – 5 August 2019) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder. Aside from three seasons in the North American Soccer League, one in the American Soccer League and one in Australia, Lowey spent the majority of his career in the Football League Second Division with Blackburn Rovers in England.

Career

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Lowey joined the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League in 1976 and claimed five goals and seven assists from 17 games.[3][4] He returned to the Chicago Sting for part of the 1977 season, but only made five appearances.[3] He spent July to August 1977 with Port Vale, spent September as a non-contract player at Blackburn Rovers, and then returned to Port Vale the next month.[4] He returned to the US in 1978. He signed with the California Sunshine in the American Soccer League, before going on to score 10 goals in 21 games for the Sunshine.[5] He returned to England to make his debut for Sheffield Wednesday on 17 October 1978.[2] He went on to score five goals from 36 league and FA Cup matches in the 1978–79 season.[2] However, he was limited to just 13 appearances in the 1979–80 season as manager Jack Charlton led the club to promotion out of the Third Division, and left Hillsborough after making his final appearance for the "Owls" in the League Cup on 26 August 1980.[2] He signed with Blackburn Rovers in November 1980, who were now managed by Howard Kendall.[4] At first he was a back-up striker, with Norman Bell preferred in the starting eleven.[4] He went on to find success as a midfielder. He was an ever-present during the 1983–84 campaign.[4] He was dropped for Colin Randell in the 1984–85 season, before returning to favour during the second half of the 1985–86 campaign.[4] He went on to play for Wigan Athletic, Chesterfield (on loan), York City (on loan), Preston North End, Chester City, and Brisbane Lions.

Later life

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After retiring as a player, Lowey lived the rest of his life in Australia and went on to own a Beauty Therapy training school and a licensed securities company.[6][7]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8][9][10]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1975–76 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port Vale 1977–78 Third Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackburn Rovers 1977–78 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago Sting 1976 NASL 17 5 – – – – 17 5
1977 NASL 5 0 – – – – 5 0
Total 22 5 – – – – 22 5
California Sunshine 1978 ASL 21 10 – – – – 21 10
Sheffield Wednesday 1978–79 Third Division 29 3 7 2 0 0 36 5
1979–80 Third Division 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
1980–81 Second Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 42 4 7 2 1 0 50 6
Blackburn Rovers 1980–81 Second Division 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
1981–82 Second Division 14 1 0 0 3 1 17 2
1982–83 Second Division 22 5 0 0 0 0 22 5
1983–84 Second Division 42 0 3 0 2 0 47 0
1984–85 Second Division 21 3 0 0 2 0 23 3
1985–86 Second Division 23 3 3 1 2 0 28 4
Total 141 14 6 1 9 1 156 16
Wigan Athletic 1986–87 Third Division 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Chesterfield (loan) 1986–87 Third Division 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
York City (loan) 1986–87 Third Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Preston North End 1987–88 Third Division 4 1 0 0 3 0 7 1
Chester City 1987–88 Third Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 250 34 13 3 16 1 279 38

Honours

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Sheffield Wednesday

References

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  1. ^ "John Lowey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "John Lowey". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "NASL-John Lowey". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Jackman, Mike (1994). Blackburn Rovers : the official encyclopaedia. Derby: Breedon. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-873626-70-2. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ "The Year in American Soccer League - 1978". Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  6. ^ "John Lowey (1958-2019)". www.rovers.co.uk. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Where Are They Now? | Footballers | John Lowey". www.where-are-they-now.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  8. ^ John Lowey at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  9. ^ "Stats". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  10. ^ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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