Tommy Lowry Explained

Tommy Lowry
Full Name:Thomas Lowry
Birth Date:26 August 1945
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Position:Defender
Years1:1964–1966
Clubs1:Liverpool
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1966–1977
Clubs2:Crewe Alexandra
Caps2:436
Goals2:2
Totalcaps:437
Totalgoals:2

Tommy Lowry (26 August 1945 – 22 August 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender, at right back, for Liverpool and Crewe Alexandra.[1]

He joined Liverpool in 1961, and signed professional forms in 1963, before making his only first team appearance in a 3–1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final game of the season on 26 April 1965.[2] He left Liverpool after his contract expired in 1966, and joined Crewe. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Southend United at Gresty Road on 22 October 1966.[3] Lowry scored twice for Crewe, both against Brentford at Gresty Road, on 23 September 1970 and on 15 March 1975.[3]

He made a record 481 league and cup appearances for Crewe Alexandra,[4] beating a record set by former team-mate Peter Leigh, and making his final appearance away at Scunthorpe United on 23 August 1977.[3] After retiring from football, he worked at Rolls-Royce in Crewe for over 25 years.[5]

Honours

with Crewe Alexandra

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stats. neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. 23 February 2014.
  2. http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/364 Thomas Lowry
  3. Book: Crisp. Marco. Crewe Alexandra Match by Match. 1998. Tony Brown. Nottingham. 1-899468-81-1. 2nd.
  4. News: Ryan. Belinda. Tributes paid to Crewe Alex record appearance holder Tommy Lowry. 25 August 2015. Crewe Chronicle. 25 August 2015.
  5. http://www.crewealex.net/news/article/tommy-lowry-a-tribute-2643976.aspx Tommy Lowry - A Tribute