Wilf Low
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfrid Lawson Low | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 April 1933 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1917 | Aberdeen | 151 | (3) |
| 1917–? | Newcastle United | 366 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 1911-1920 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Wilfrid Lawson "Wilf" Low (8 December 1884 in Aberdeen – 30 April 1933 in Newcastle) was a 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 366 games for Newcastle scoring 8 goals. He also played for the Scotland national team, winning 5 caps between 1911 and 1920.
Low remained with Newcastle after his playing retirement, firstly as a coach for the Swifts junior side, then latterly as the club's groundsman. He was killed in 1933 when a car knocked him over.[1]
His brother, Harold, and son, Norman were also professional footballers.
Honours
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
- ↑ "The Sunderland players who served in WWI". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
