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Willie Low

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Willie Low
Personal information
Full name William Ross Low[1]
Date of birth 21 September 1889[1]
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1970 (aged 80–81)[1]
Place of death Redruth, England[2]
Position(s) Wing Half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1909 Aberdeen Shamrock
1909–1914 Aberdeen 44 (0)
1914–1916 South Shields
1916–1917 Aberdeen 1 (0)
1919 Grimsby Town 0 (0)
1920 Gainsborough Trinity
1920–1922 Barnsley 42 (0)
1923–1924 Wombwell
1924–1925 Truro City
1925 Mabe
Total 87 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Ross Low (21 September 1889 – 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Aberdeen, and in the English Football League for Barnsley.[1][3][4][2]

His uncles[5] Wilf and Harry and cousin Norman were all footballers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Willie Low at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c William Low, AFC Heritage Trust
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "Low Willie Image 1 Barnsley 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ 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.