Gerry Lowe Explained

First:RU
Gerry Lowe
Fullname:Gerard Lowe
Birth Date:1927 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Warrington, England
Death Place:Altrincham, England
Club1:Warrington
Year1start:1950
Year1end:56
Appearances1:129
Tries1:12
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:36
Club2:Keighley
Year2start:1956
Year2end:59
Appearances2:95
Tries2:5
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:15
Teama:Lancashire
Yearastart:1954
Yearaend:55
Appearancesa:4
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Updated:12 June 2020

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Gerry Lowe (16 November 1927 – 2 March 2018)[2] was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Warrington RUFC[3] and club level rugby League (RL) for Warrington (Heritage No. 516), and Keighley, as a or .

Background

Gerry Lowe was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 90 in Altrincham, Trafford.

Playing career

Warrington

Lowe joined Warrington in 1950 and was a member of the squad that won the Lancashire League four times in six seasons during the 1950s; 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55 and 1955–56.

Gerry Lowe made his début for Warrington on Friday 7 April 1950 at Widnes, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 11 February 1956 in a Challenge Cup game against St. Helens.[4]

In his first season with Warrington Lowe played right-, in Warrington's 19–0 victory over Widnes in the 1949–50 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1950, in front of a crowd of 94,249.

In 1954 he played right- in the 4–4 draw with Halifax in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 24 April 1954, in front of a crowd of 81,841 and played in the same position as Warrington won 8–4 in the replay at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.[5]

Keighley

After leaving Warrington, Lowe joined Keighley where he scored 5 tries in 95 appearances between 1956 and 1959.[6]

Representative games

Love appeared for Lancashire on four occasions.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. RL Record Keeper's Club
  2. News: Warrington lose final link with title team . . 12 March 2018 . 39 . 3,112.
  3. Web site: Warrington RUFC at pitchero.com. pitchero.com. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Gerry Lowe - Warrington & Keighley . Rugby League Journal . 63 . Summer 2018 . 31.
  5. Web site: Mud, blood and memories of the day when 102,575 made history at Odsal. The Independent. 31 December 2004. 1 January 2005.
  6. Web site: R.I.P Gerry Lowe . https://web.archive.org/web/20180309054355/https://keighleycougars.com/r-i-p-gerry-lowe/. usurped. 9 March 2018. Keighley Cougars . 6 March 2018 . 8 March 2018.