Terence John Lowe (born 27 May 1943) is an English former
footballer
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who played at
right-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...
between 1960 and 1966.
Career
In his youth, Lowe played for
Stoke City before joining
Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...
in June 1960.
His debut came in the
Potteries derby
In English football, the Potteries derby is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Stoke-on-Trent – Port Vale and Stoke City, first contested in 1882. Port Vale play at Vale Park whilse Stoke play at the bet365 Stadium, the ...
1–0 win over Stoke in the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy final on 24 April 1961, at the end of the
1960–61 season.
He made his debut in the
Football League in the
1961–62 season, making six appearances in the
Third Division.
Manager
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 ...
was replaced by
Freddie Steele
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in October 1962, and Lowe established himself in Steele's first team plans with 40 league and cup appearances in the
1962–63 campaign.
However he featured only three times in the
1963–64 season, as
Selwyn Whalley firmly established himself in the right-back slot.
Lowe played only twice in
1964–65 as the "Valiants" were relegated into the
Fourth Division under
Jackie Mudie's stewardship.
He played 13 matches in the
1965–66 season, and was handed a
free transfer away from
Vale Park
Vale Park is a football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It has been the home ground of Port Vale F.C. since 1950.
The ground has seen its capacity go up and down, its peak being 42,000 in 1954 against Blackpool, although a club record 49, ...
in May 1966.
Career statistics
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References
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1943 births
Living people
People from Cheadle, Staffordshire
Footballers from Staffordshire
English men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Stoke City F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. players
English Football League players