Tom Lowder
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas William Lowder | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Worksop, England | ||
Date of death | 15 May 1999 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Boston, Lincolnshire, England | ||
Position(s) |
Outside-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1947 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
1947–1949 | Rotherham United | 8 | (5) |
1949 | Boston United | 9 | (5) |
1949–1953 | Southampton | 39 | (2) |
1953–1954 | Southend United | 21 | (3) |
1954–1960 | Boston United | 237 | (53) |
1960–1961 |
Skegness Town | ||
1961–1962 | Boston United | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas William Lowder (24 November 1924 – 15 May 1999) was an English
.Football career
Lowder was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, but started his football career in London with Crystal Palace, whom he joined as an amateur in September 1946. He failed to make the first team with Palace and in August 1947, he joined Rotherham United where he spent two seasons in the Third Division North. He made his debut for the "Millers" on 4 December 1948, when he scored a hat-trick in an 8–1 win at Carlisle United.[1] During his two years at the Millmoor club, Lowder managed only eight league appearances, in which he scored two further goals[2] as Rotherham finished both seasons as runners-up, missing out on the single promotion place.
He was allowed to leave Rotherham in the 1949
He made his debut for the "Saints" at
Lowder spent one season with Southend, in which he made a total of 22 appearances with three goals before returning to Boston in June 1954.[8]
At Boston, he was snapped up by
The following season, he made all his appearances at
In 1956–57, Lowder played in every first team game for Boston, 46 league games with six goals, two FA Cup matches and two in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup[10] followed by 43 league (six goals) and three FA Cup matches in the following season. In 1958–59, Boston joined the Southern League (North-Western Section) finishing in third place,[13] with Lowder missing only one match.[10]
He left Boston to play for Skegness Town for the 1960–61 season, but briefly returned to Boston for a few games in the 1961–62 season.[10] At Skegness, he played alongside the comedian, Charlie Williams.[14]
Later career
Lowder settled in Boston and, after finishing his playing career, he ran an
References
- ^ "Thomas Lowder". Rotherham United player biographies. Rotherham United FC. Archived from the original (Word document) on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ Brown, Neil. "Rotherham United player details". Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ Saints – A complete record. pp. 118–119.
- ^ Saints – A complete record. pp. 120–121.
- ^ Brown, Neil. "Southampton player details". Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Tom Lowder (May 1953 to June 1954)". Southend United player database. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Boston United's Squad – Season 1954/55". Boston United FC. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tommy Lowder Obituary". Boston United news. Boston United FC. 15 May 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Derby County 1 Boston United 6". Classic Encounters. Boston United FC. 10 December 1955. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ISBN 1-899807-19-5.
- ^ a b "Boston United FC". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.