Wilfrid Lawson Low (8 December 1884 – 30 April 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half for Aberdeen and Newcastle United.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfrid Lawson Low | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Fraserburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 April 1933 (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 | (9) |
| Total | 431 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1911–1920 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
editLow'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]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1904-05 | Scottish Division Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1905-06 | Scottish Division One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1906-07 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1907-08 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 1908-09 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 107 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 3 | ||
| Newcastle United | 1909-10 | First Division | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1910-11 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 1911-12 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 1912-13 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 1913-14 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 1914-15 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1915-16 | Official English football disrupted by the First World War | |||||||
| 1916-17 | ||||||||
| 1917-18 | ||||||||
| 1918-19 | ||||||||
| 1919-20 | First Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1920-21 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1921-22 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 1922-23 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1923-24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 324 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 367 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 431 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 486 | 12 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1911 | 2 | 0 |
| 1912 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1913 | — | ||
| 1914 | — | ||
| 1915 | — | ||
| 1916 | — | ||
| 1917 | — | ||
| 1918 | — | ||
| 1919 | — | ||
| 1920 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
editNewcastle United
See also
editResources
edit- 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
edit- ^ Tynesider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b Scott, Kenneth H. "Wilfred Lawson -Wilf- Low | Player Profile | toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere..." toon1892.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Wilfrid Low | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ William Low, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "The Sunderland players who served in WWI". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "'Wor' War heroes". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle United v Barnsley, 28 April 1910". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
