Wilf Low
Personal information
Full name Wilfrid Lawson Low
Date of birth (1884-12-08)8 December 1884
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 30 April 1933(1933-04-30) (aged 48)
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Abergeldie
Montrose
1904–1909 Aberdeen 107 (3)
1909–1924 Newcastle United 324 (9)
Total 431 (12)
International career
1911–1920 Scotland 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 as he was a typical hard defender of that time. He played 367 games for Newcastle scoring 8 goals.[2] He also played for the Scotland national team, winning five caps between 1911 and 1920.[3]

Low remained with Newcastle after his playing retirement, firstly as a coach for the Swifts junior side, then latterly as the club's groundsman.[4]

Personal life

Low's brother Harry, nephew Willie[5][6] and son Norman were also professional footballers.[7] He served as a sergeant in the Royal Engineers at home during the First World War.[8] He was killed in 1933 when a car knocked him over.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][2]

Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1904-05 Scottish Division Two 4 0 1 0 5 0
1905-06 Scottish Division One 13 0 1 0 14 0
1906-07 29 0 2 0 31 0
1907-08 29 1 6 0 35 1
1908-09 32 2 2 0 34 2
Total 107 3 12 0 119 3
Newcastle United 1909-10 First Division 23 0 8 0 31 0
1910-11 31 1 8 0 39 1
1911-12 35 3 1 0 36 3
1912-13 31 2 8 0 39 2
1913-14 34 2 1 0 35 2
1914-15 35 0 7 0 42 0
1915-16 Official English football disrupted by the First World War
1916-17
1917-18
1918-19
1919-20 First Division 38 0 2 0 40 0
1920-21 34 0 4 0 38 0
1921-22 29 1 2 0 31 1
1922-23 24 0 2 0 26 0
1923-24 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total 324 9 43 0 367 9
Career total 431 12 55 0 486 12

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1911 2 0
1912 1 0
1913 —
1914 —
1915 —
1916 —
1917 —
1918 —
1919 —
1920 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Newcastle United

See also

Resources

  • A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United, by Paul Joannou
  • Haway The Lads, The Illustrated Story of Newcastle United, by Paul Joannou, Tommy Canning/Patrick Canning

References

  1. ↑ Tynesider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. 1 2 Scott, Kenneth H. "Wilfred Lawson -Wilf- Low | Player Profile | toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere..." toon1892.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Wilfrid Low | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ↑ William Low, AFC Heritage Trust
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 "The Sunderland players who served in WWI". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "'Wor' War heroes". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Newcastle United v Barnsley, 28 April 1910". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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