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English footballer

George Lowden
Personal information
Full name George Lowden
Date of birth (1933-03-02) 2 March 1933 (age 91)
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

George Lowden (born 2 March 1933) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a left back.

Career

Lowden 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. He made his debut in a 4–1 Second Division defeat to Doncaster Rovers on 10 September 1953. He managed only 29 senior appearances for the Bees in eight years at Griffin Park, but made over 200 appearances for the reserve team and was developed as a centre half.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1953–54 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1954–55 Third Division South 10 0 0 0 10 0
1955–56 15 0 0 0 15 0
1956–57 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 29 0 0 0 29 0

References

  1. "George Lowden". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 98. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 382–384. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "No Promotion For Brentford But Many Records. Only 20 Players In The League Side". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 8 May 1959.


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