Philip Lowry (born 15 July 1989) is a Northern Irish semi-professional
footballer
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who plays as a midfielder for
Crusaders. He has previously played for
Portadown, Derry City,
Linfield and
Institute.
Club career
Lowry began his career at 18 years of age with local side
Institute, attracting interest from
Coleraine
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and having trials with
Norwich City and
Leicester City at the age of 19. He moved to
Linfield in 2009 and went on to win several major honours with the Blues before leaving in 2014 for his hometown club
Derry City
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
. While with Linfield Lowry scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the
2010 Irish Cup final.
In January 2016 he joined
Portadown on a short-term contract until the end of the season, with Lowry flying over from London every week to play. In the summer of 2016 it was announced that Lowry had joined the champions
Crusaders. On the final day of the
2017–18 season, with Crusaders a goal behind and needing to win to be crowned champions, Lowry scored a 77th-minute equaliser against
Ballymena United, with Crusaders going on to win the match and the league title.
Honours
Club
Institute
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IFA Championship: 2006-07
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IFA Intermediate Cup: 2006-07
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North West Senior Cup
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: 2008-09
Linfield
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IFA Premiership:
2009–10,
2010–11
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,
2011–12
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Irish Cup:
2009–10,
2010–11
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2011–12
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County Antrim Shield: 2013–14
Crusaders
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NIFL Premiership:
2017–18
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Irish Cup:
2018–19,
2021–22,
2022–23
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County Antrim Shield:
2017–18,
2018–19
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NIFL Charity Shield
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: 2022
References
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1989 births
Portadown F.C. players
Crusaders F.C. players
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Derry City F.C. players
Institute F.C. players
Linfield F.C. players
Association footballers from Derry (city)
Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland