Henry Forbes Low (15 August 1882 – 26 September 1920) was a Scottish professional

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who made over 200 appearances in the

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for

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as a

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. He also played in the Scottish League for

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

Club career

, Low began his senior career with newly-formed

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club

and was a part of their rise from the Northern League to

Scottish League Division One The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...

during the early years of the 20th century. He made 114 appearances and scored 30 goals during four seasons at Pittodrie and transferred to English First Division club Sunderland for a £400 fee in May 1907. Low played eight seasons for

, before the suspension of league football in 1915 (following the outbreak of the

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) ended his competitive career with the club. During his time at Roker Park, Low made 228 appearances, scored 38 goals and was a part of the squad which won the 1912–13 First Division championship and reached the

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International career

Low played in the

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annual international trial matches in 1909 and 1911 and was called up by

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for a

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versus

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in 1913, but he pulled out of the squad in order to play in a 1912–13

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semi-final. He was not capped at international level.

Personal life

Low was the elder brother of footballer

Wilf Low 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 ...

and the uncle of Willie LowWilliam 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. and

Norman Low Norman Harvey Low (23 March 1914 – 21 May 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the son of Scottish international footballer, Wilf Low. A central defender, he played for Newcastle United between 1931 and 1933, before a th ...

. In February 1917, two-and-a-half years after the outbreak of the

, Low enlisted in the

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as an able seaman. He served on HMS ''Dido'' and was honourably discharged after being wounded. Low became the landlord of a

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in Monkwearmouth in 1919 and died of

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in September 1920. He was married with four children.

Honours

Aberdeen * Aberdeenshire Cup: 1903–04 * Fleming Charity Cup: 1905–06, 1906–07 Sunderland *

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: 1912–13 *Newcastle & Sunderland Hospitals Cup: 1912–13, 1914–15

Career statistics

References

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Harry Low
at safc.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Low, Harry 1882 births Scottish footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Footballers from Aberdeen Association football wing halves Scottish Football League players English Football League players 1920 deaths Association football forwards Royal Navy personnel of World War I Scottish landlords 20th-century landowners Deaths from pneumonia in England FA Cup Final players Royal Navy sailors Orion F.C. players