George Lowden (footballer)

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| name = George Lowden

| fullname = George Lowden{{Hugman|11989|accessdate=13 May 2019}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|3|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Isleworth, England

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| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = 1951–1953

| youthclubs1 = Brentford

| years1 = 1953–1959

| clubs1 = Brentford

| caps1 = 29

| goals1 = 0

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| clubs2 = Hounslow Town

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| clubs3 = Yiewsley

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}}

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.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |page=98}} He made his debut in a 4–1 Second Division defeat to Doncaster Rovers on 10 September 1953.{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=382–384}} 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.{{Cite news |date=8 May 1959 |title=No Promotion For Brentford But Many Records. Only 20 Players In The League Side. |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="4" \|Brentford \|1953–54 \|Second Division \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0
1954–55 \| rowspan="3" \|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
colspan="3" \|Career total !29 !0 !0 !0 !29 !0

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