Wilf Low
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Wilfrid Lawson Low (8 December 1884 – 30 April 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half for Aberdeen and Newcastle United.
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.[1] He also played for the Scotland national team, winning five caps between 1911 and 1920.[2]
Low remained with Newcastle after his playing retirement, firstly as a coach for the Swifts junior side, then latterly as the club's groundsman.[3]
Personal life
Low's brother Harry, nephew Willie[4][5] and son Norman were also professional footballers.[6] He served as a sergeant in the Royal Engineers at home during the First World War.[7] He was killed in 1933 when a car knocked him over.[6]
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][1]
| 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
| 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
Newcastle United
See also
Resources
- 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
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External links
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- 1884 births
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- Aberdeen F.C. players
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- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Engineers soldiers
- Montrose F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. non-playing staff
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- Fulham F.C. wartime guest players
- Road incident deaths in England