Eric James Lowell (born 8 March 1935) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for Derby County and

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

Career

Lowell was born in

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of . In 2019, the city had an estimated population of 256,375. It is the largest settlement ...

but began his career with Derby County where he played and scored in one match in the 1954–55 season before he joined

. He played seven matches for Stoke during the 1955–56 season and scored three goals all of which came in the first month of the season. Despite this he never managed to claim a place in the first team and left for

Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts. Stafford Rangers' rivals include T ...

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowell, Eric English men's footballers Derby County F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players English Football League players 1935 births Living people Men's association football forwards Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent