Joshua David Low (born 15 February 1979) is a retired professional

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who played as a

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. Born in England, he represented the Wales U21 national team internationally.

Career

After spells at

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

Farnborough Town Farnborough Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Founded in 1967 as Farnborough Town, they are currently members of the , the sixth tier of English football and play at Cherrywood Road. H ...

and

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...

he made his name at

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

, before being transferred to

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

, where he spent one season before becoming Northampton Town's record signing, costing the club £165,000 in July 2003. Low became a popular figure amongst the Northampton fans, who gave him the nickname

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. Predominantly a right winger, he can also play in defence or central midfield. He scored 5 goals in 29

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appearances in the 2005/06 season. In the summer of 2006, Low was signed by

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...

manager

Rob Kelly Robert Anthony Kelly (born 21 December 1964) is a former English footballer and manager who is currently the assistant manager at Wigan Athletic in the Championship. He is best known for his spell as manager of Leicester City, as well as being ...

, after his contract expired at Northampton. Low made his debut for the Leicester City first team as a substitute in the 1–0 home defeat to

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

. After struggling to adapt to

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level football, Low was sold to

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

for a fee that could have risen to £100,000, but was released at the end of the 2007–08 season However, after

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

came calling, he quickly moved on, signing a two-year deal with the Robins. After failing to make an impact at his new club, on 23 September, Low was one of six squad members placed on the transfer list by manager

Martin Allen Martin James Allen (born 14 August 1965) is an English football manager and former player. He played more than 100 games as a midfielder for both Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and So ...

. In November 2008 Low signed on a months loan with

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side

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...

. He scored in Forest Green's

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second round giant killing of Football League side

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

on 29 November 2008. After a month at Forest Green, Low returned to first team action at Cheltenham, eventually featuring in more than 100 games for the club. In May 2012, Low was released by Cheltenham after the expiry of his contract. He joined part-time

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

in June 2012 so he could balance playing football with his work in law. In June 2014, he announced his retirement from football to focus on his professional career outside football.

Personal life

Josh Low is the father of the professional footballer Joe Low.

Honours

Individual *

PFA Team of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premie ...

: 2000–01 Third Division, 2005–06 Football League Two

References

External links

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Josh Low's bio on the official Peterborough United website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Low, Joshua 1979 births Living people Footballers from Bristol Welsh footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers English footballers English people of Welsh descent Men's association football midfielders Bristol Rovers F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Bath City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players