David Lowe (footballer)
David Anthony Lowe (born 30 August 1965) is an English football coach and former footballer who is a coach at Blackburn Rovers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Anthony Lowe | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1983 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Wigan Athletic | 188 | (40) |
| 1987–1992 | Ipswich Town | 134 | (37) |
| 1992 | → Port Vale (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 1992–1996 | Leicester City | 94 | (22) |
| 1994 | → Port Vale (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 1996–1999 | Wigan Athletic | 109 | (26) |
| 1999–2000 | Wrexham | 10 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| Total | 575 | (137) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Derby County (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player he was a right winger, he made 563 league appearances scoring 133 goals, in a career spanning 17 years. He played in the top five levels of English football. He notably played in the Premier League with Leicester City as well as in the Football League for Wigan Athletic, Ipswich Town, Port Vale, Wrexham and Rushden & Diamonds. He was capped twice by the England under-21s.
Following retirement he then turned his hand to coaching, he initially worked for the Professional Footballers' Association before re-joining Wigan as a coach under Paul Jewell. He later spent time with Derby County and took charge of the first-team for one game in January 2009. He has since worked for both Manchester United and Tranmere Rovers.