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 |
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 .
Gerry Lowe was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 90 in Altrincham, Trafford.
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]
After leaving Warrington, Lowe joined Keighley where he scored 5 tries in 95 appearances between 1956 and 1959.[6]
Love appeared for Lancashire on four occasions.[4]