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Nathan Lowndes Personal information Full name Nathan Peter Lowndes Date of birth 2 June 1977 Place of birth Salford, England Playing position Forward Youth career Leeds United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1994–1995 Leeds United 0 (0) 1995–1998 Watford 7 (0) 1998–2001 St. Johnstone 64 (14) 2001–2002 Livingston 21 (3) 2002 → Rotherham United (loan) 2 (0) 2002–2004 Plymouth Argyle 53 (10) 2004–2007 Port Vale 59 (6) 2007–2008 Chester City 12 (0) Total 218 (33) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Nathan Peter Lowndes (born 2 June 1977 in Salford, Greater Manchester) is an English former football player. A forward, in a fourteen year professional career he scored 40 goals in 255 appearances.
He began his career with Leeds United, but failed to break into the first before his move to Watford in 1995. After making little impact at Watford, he moved to Scotland to play for St. Johnstone in 1998. Three years later he transferred to Livingston. In 2002 he was loaned out to Rotherham United, before he moved back to England permanently with Plymouth Argyle later in the year. In 2004 he joined Port Vale, where he would stay for three years. He finished his career with Chester City at the end of the 2007–08 campaign.
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Playing career
Lowndes began his career with Leeds United in 1994, but did not make any first-team appearances in his time at Elland Road. In 1995 he was signed by Watford for a fee of £40,000. In three years with Watford, despite being seen as a promising player, he only made three starts and was unable to score a goal.[1] He played only a cameo role in the club's 1997–98 Second Division winning season.
In 1998, he joined Scottish club St. Johnstone, who were in their second season back in the Premier League. In his first season in Perth, he helped Saints to a third-place finish (which qualified them for the following season's UEFA Cup), an appearance in the League Cup final, and the last four of the Scottish Cup. In the final of the League Cup at Celtic Park he was a late substitute for George O'Boyle, as Rangers celebrated a 2–1 win. He was the club's top scorer in 1999–2000 with eleven goals, however the club could not replicate the success of the previous campaign. He made just twelve appearances in the 2000–01 season, as the club flirted with relegation. In his three years at McDiarmid Park Lowndes made 63 appearances and scored fourteen goals.
In May 2001, Lowndes signed for Livingston,[2] for whom he made 21 appearances and scored three goals. Livingston enjoyed a highly successful season, finishing the league campaign in third place.
In March 2002, he returned to England with Plymouth Argyle, then managed by Paul Sturrock, who had signed him to St. Johnstone four years earlier.[3] He helped the club to the Second Division title in 2003–04, scoring ten goals in 33 games. Over the course of his two years with Plymouth, Lowndes made 57 appearances and scored twelve goals.
He joined Martin Foyle's Port Vale in November 2004,[4] but was released in May 2007 after failing to make an impact at the club.[5] He was though a first team regular in the 2005–06 campaign, in which he made 41 of his 67 Port Vale appearances, and scored six of his seven Vale goals.
He subsequently joined League Two side Chester, who were managed by Bobby Williamson, Lowndes's manager at Plymouth for a short time.[6] In January 2008 he was the subject of interest from Conference side Torquay United.[7] The move did not go through but Lowndes did not play again for Chester due to injury, and on 23 April 2008 his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[8]
Statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Total 1994–95 Leeds United Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1995–96 Watford First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1996–97[9] Watford Second Division 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1997–98[10] Watford Second Division 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Total 1998–99[11] St. Johnstone SPL 28 2 3 0 3 2 34 4 1999–2000[12] St. Johnstone SPL 26 10 1 0 1 0 32 11 2000–01[13] St. Johnstone SPL 10 2 2 1 0 0 12 3 2001–02[14] Livingston SPL 21 3 2 0 2 0 25 3 Total Scotland 85 17 8 1 6 2 103 21 England League FA Cup League Cup Total 2001–02[14] Rotherham United First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2002–03[15] Plymouth Argyle Second Division 16 2 0 0 1 0 17 2 2003–04[16] Plymouth Argyle Second Division 33 8 1 0 0 0 36 10 2004–05[17] Plymouth Argyle Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2004–05[17] Port Vale League One 12 1 2 0 0 0 14 1 2005–06[18] Port Vale League One 35 5 4 1 1 0 41 6 2006–07[19] Port Vale League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 2007–08[20] Chester City League Two 12 0 1 0 1 0 15 0 Total England 133 16 10 1 4 0 152 19 Career total 218 33 18 2 10 2 255 40 - Football League Trophy results included in totals column.
Honours
- with Watford
- Football League Second Division champion: 1997–98
- with St. Johnstone
- Scottish League Cup runner-up: 1999
- with Plymouth Argyle
- Football League Second Division champion: 2003–04
References
- ^ "Nathan Lowndes". bsad.org. http://www.bsad.org/gone/lowndes.html. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Lowndes looks Livingston-bound". BBC Sport. 28 May 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/1356167.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Berti says yes to Livi". BBC Sport. 4 June 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2025646.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Lowndes leaves Plymouth for Vale". BBC Sport. 5 November 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/3985499.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Vale boss Foyle clears the decks". BBC Sport. 9 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/6638509.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Striker Murphy returns to Chester". BBC Sport. 29 June 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chester/6254894.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Torquay target Chester's Lowndes". BBC Sport. 22 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/7202860.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "City release Lowndes by mutual consent". Liverpool Daily Post. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/liverpool-football/2008/04/24/city-release-lowndes-by-mutual-consent-64375-20811203/. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=126. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=127. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=128. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=129. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=130. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=131. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=132. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=133. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=134. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=135. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=136. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Lowndes in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4624&season_id=137. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
External links
- Nathan Lowndes career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at PlayerHistory.com
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Salford
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Watford F.C. players
- Leeds United A.F.C. players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
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