Steve Lowndes
Stephen Robert Lowndes (born 17 June 1960) is a former Wales international footballer. Lowndes started his career at Newport County during the most successful period in the club's long history. Lowndes was part of the team that won promotion from the old Division 4 and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Robert Lowndes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right / Left midfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1976 | Monmouth Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1983 | Newport County | 208 | (39) |
| 1983–1986 | Millwall | 96 | (10) |
| 1986–1990 | Barnsley | 116 | (20) |
| 1990–1992 | Hereford United | 49 | (4) |
| 1992–1996 | Newport County | 150 | (12) |
| Total | 617 | (85) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1988 | Wales | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Millwall signed him from Newport County for £55,000 in August 1983 and he was sold to Barnsley in 1986 for £40,000.
Coaching
After retiring from playing he became physio to the Wales international team for five years before moving into teaching.
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References
- "Steve Lowndes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- Newport County A-Z of transfers
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