Willie Low
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Ross Low[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1889[1] | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 1970 (aged 80–81)[1] | ||
Place of death | Redruth, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Wing Half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1908–1909 | Aberdeen Shamrock | ||
1909–1914 | Aberdeen | 44 | (0) |
1914–1916 | South Shields | ||
1916–1917 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
1919 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
1920 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
1920–1922 | Barnsley | 42 | (0) |
1923–1924 | Wombwell | ||
1924–1925 | Truro City | ||
1925 | Mabe | ||
Total | 87 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Ross Low (21 September 1889 – 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Aberdeen, and in the English Football League for Barnsley.[1][3][4][2]
His uncles[5] Wilf and Harry and cousin Norman were all footballers.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Willie Low at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c William Low, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Low Willie Image 1 Barnsley 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1970 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Gateshead A.F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Wombwell F.C. players
- Truro City F.C. players
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs