George Lowden (born 2 March 1933) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a left back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Lowden[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 March 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Isleworth, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1951–1953 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1959 | Brentford | 29 | (0) |
Hounslow Town | |||
Yiewsley | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editLowden began his career as an amateur in the reserve team at Brentford and signed professionally for the club in 1953, after completing his National Service in Egypt.[2] He made his debut in a 4–1 Second Division defeat to Doncaster Rovers on 10 September 1953.[3] He managed only 29 senior appearances for the Bees in eight years at Griffin Park,[2] but made over 200 appearances for the reserve team and was developed as a centre half.[4]
Career statistics
editClub | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1953–54[3] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1954–55[3] | Third Division South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
1955–56[3] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
1956–57[3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "George Lowden". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 98. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 382–384. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "No Promotion For Brentford But Many Records. Only 20 Players In The League Side". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 8 May 1959.