Keith Lowe (footballer)

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Keith Lowe
Keith Lowe 16-08-2014 1.jpg
Lowe playing for York City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Keith Stephen Lowe[1]
Date of birth (1985-09-13) 13 September 1985 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
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Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 (0)
2005 → Burnley (loan) 16 (0)
2006 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
2006 → Swansea City (loan) 4 (0)
2006 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 0 (0)
2006 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 8 (0)
2007 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 8 (1)
2007–2008 → Port Vale (loan) 28 (3)
2008–2009 Kidderminster Harriers 43 (4)
2009–2010 Hereford United 19 (1)
2010–2014 Cheltenham Town 111 (7)
2013–2014 → York City (loan) 9 (0)
2014–2015 York City 83 (8)
2016– Kidderminster Harriers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Keith Stephen Lowe (born 13 September 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Kidderminster Harriers.

A Wolverhampton Wanderers academy graduate, between 2005 and 2008 he was loaned out seven times: Burnley, Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Cheltenham Town (twice) and Port Vale. He then dropped out of the Football League to spend the 2008–09 season as a Kidderminster Harriers player. He then spent a season with Hereford United, before signing with Cheltenham Town in 2010. He was voted Cheltenham's Player of the Year in 2011. He joined League Two club York City, initially on loan, in November 2013. In January 2016, he rejoined Kidderminster Harriers.

Career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, Lowe was a product of Wolverhampton Wanderers' academy, and came through to make his first team debut on 23 August 2004, in a 4–2 win at Rochdale in the League Cup.[1][2] He signed his first professional contract in November 2004,[3] however he was unable to claim a regular first team place at Molineux and was first loaned out to Burnley at the start of the 2005–06 season.[4] Following his return in December 2005 he joined Queens Park Rangers on a one-month loan in February 2006,[5] thus beginning the second of his seven loan spells whilst signed with Wolves. After playing just one QPR game he had rather more success at Swansea City in March,[6] playing six games in all, and winning the Football League Trophy. Lowe played all ninety minutes of the 2006 Football League Trophy Final, as Swansea beat Carlisle United 2–1.[7]

He started the 2006–07 season on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion,[8] without making an appearance. A two-month loan spell with Cheltenham Town started in September 2006, they appreciated him so much that he was invited back to spend the 2007 end of the season with them.[9][10]

Lowe spent the whole of the 2007–08 season with Port Vale[11] and made 31 appearances as the club suffered relegation out of League One.

Kidderminster Harriers

In May 2008, Lowe was released by his parent club.[12] He subsequently signed for Conference Premier team Kidderminster Harriers[13] and played 52 games in the 2008–09 season before being released due to budgetary concerns.[14][15]

Hereford United

In May 2009 he signed with League Two club Hereford United, but was released at the end of the 2009–10 season after making 25 appearances.[16]

Cheltenham Town

Lowe joined Cheltenham Town permanently in June 2010,[17] becoming the club's first choice right back before his season was prematurely ended by an ankle injury in the home defeat to Gillingham on 27 March 2011. His consistency endeared him to the Cheltenham fans who named him as their Player of the Year for the 2010–11 season.[18] An appearance clause in his contract also ensured he would remain at the club until summer 2012.[19] He made 31 league appearances in 2011–12 to help Mark Yates' side book a place in the League Two play-off places. He was an unused substitute in the Wembley final, as Cheltenham lost 2–0 to Crewe Alexandra.[20]

York City

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Lowe playing for York City in 2014

On 21 November 2013, Lowe joined League Two rivals York City on an initial loan until January 2014, with a view to a permanent transfer.[21] He made his debut two days later in a 2–1 defeat away to Southend United,[22] and made nine appearances for York before signing permanently on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 7 January 2014.[23] The York Press voted him 'Press Player of the Year' in 2013–14.[24]

Lowe played in 49 of York's 50 games in the 2014–15 season, missing just the one League Cup match.[25] He was voted by York supporters as the club's Clubman of the Year for 2014–15.[26] Having earlier been made available for loan under new manager Jackie McNamara, Lowe left York by mutual consent on 9 December 2015.[27]

Return to Kidderminster Harriers

In January 2016, Lowe rejoined Kidderminster Harriers, now bottom of the National League, until the end of 2015–16.[28]

Style of play

Lowe is renowned for his clean play.[29] In the first 167 appearances of his career the defender received just one yellow card – given to him on 17 March 2006 whilst with Swansea. However he picked up two further bookings in the 2010–11 campaign.

Career statistics

As of match played 14 November 2015.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2004–05[2] Championship 11 0 0 0 2 0 — 13 0
2005–06[30] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 14 0 0 0 2 0 — 16 0
Burnley (loan) 2005–06[30] Championship 16 0 — 2 1 — 18 1
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2005–06[30] Championship 1 0 — — — 1 0
Swansea City (loan) 2005–06[30] League One 4 0 — — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 6 0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2006–07[31] League One 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2006–07[32] League One 16 1 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 18 1
Port Vale (loan) 2007–08[33] League One 28 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 31 3
Kidderminster Harriers 2008–09[14] Conference Premier 43 4 4 0 — 5[lower-alpha 2] 0 52 4
Hereford United 2009–10[34] League Two 19 1 2 0 1 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 25 1
Cheltenham Town 2010–11[35] League Two 36 1 2 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 40 1
2011–12[36] League Two 31 1 2 0 1 0 5[lower-alpha 3] 0 39 1
2012–13[37] League Two 31 4 2 0 1 0 3[lower-alpha 4] 1 37 5
2013–14[22] League Two 13 1 1 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 17 1
Total 111 7 7 0 5 0 10 1 133 8
York City 2013–14[22] League Two 30 1 — — 2[lower-alpha 5] 0 32 1
2014–15[25] League Two 46 6 2 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 49 6
2015–16[38] League Two 16 1 1 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 20 1
Total 92 8 3 0 2 0 4 0 101 8
Kidderminster Harriers 2015–16[39] National League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 343 24 18 0 14 1 25 1 400 26
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in Conference League Cup, four in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Three appearances in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Football League Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Swansea City

Individual

References

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