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Wilfrid Lawson Low (8 December 1884 – 30 April 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half for Aberdeen and Newcastle United.

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 (8)
Total 431 (11)
National team
1911–1920 Scotland 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]


Honours


Newcastle United


See also



Resources



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. "Player Details : Wilfred Lawson "Wilf" Low". Toon1892.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. Wilf Low at the Scottish Football Association
  4. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". backoffice.afc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  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. "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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Wilfred Lawson Low (Aberdeen, 8 dicembre 1885 – Newcastle upon Tyne, 30 aprile 1933) è stato un calciatore scozzese, di ruolo difensore e centrocampista.



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