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]

Steve Lowndes
Personal information
Full name Stephen Robert Lowndes[1]
Date of birth (1960-06-17) 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.

References

  1. "Steve Lowndes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. Newport County A-Z of transfers


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