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Kenny Lowe
English footballer and manager
Kenny Lowe (born 6 November 1961) is an English association football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Australian side Perth RedStar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Lowe | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-11-06) 6 November 1961 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Billingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Hartlepool United | 54 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | Billingham Town | ||
| 1986 | Spearwood Dalmatinacs | ||
| 1986–1987 | Gateshead | 26 | (2) |
| 1987–1990 | Barrow | ||
| 1987–1988 | → Scarborough (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Barnet | 72 | (5) |
| 1993 | Stoke City | 9 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Birmingham City | 21 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 1996 | Darlington | 14 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Gateshead | 91 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| England semi-professional | 2 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Gateshead | ||
| 1999–2003 | Barrow | ||
| 2007–2011 | Perth Glory (asst. coach) | ||
| 2013–2018 | Perth Glory | ||
| 2018–2020 | Australia (asst. coach) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Perth RedStar | ||
| 2023 | Perth Glory (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenny played for ten clubs in England, and had a stint in Australia also. He later managed Gateshead and Barrow before returning to Perth to work in football, where he would undertake a five-year tenure as the manager of A-League side Perth Glory.
Lowe played for ten clubs during his career, which started on a part-time basis in 1981 with Hartlepool United, while he served an apprenticeship as a pipe-fitter and welder with ICI.[2] He moved to Australia in 1986 to play for Spearwood Dalmatinacs in the Western Australia Premier League before returning to England.[3] He was twice signed by manager Barry Fry, first for £40,000 for Barnet in 1991 and secondly at Birmingham City for £75,000, when at the age of 31 he turned professional.[2] He finally ended his career at the age of 39. He also won two caps with the England semi-professional team.[2]
Lowe started his managerial career with Gateshead as joint manager with Matty Pearson.[4] He returned to Barrow in 1999 when the club had just four players.[2] He stayed at Barrow for four seasons during which time they remained in administration.[5]
He left Barrow to move to Australia where he was appointed assistant manager at Perth Glory.[3] He also coaches at the Football West national training centre, taking charge of the team in inter-state matches.
Following the sacking of Alistair Edwards as Perth Glory's head coach, Lowe was appointed as the caretaker coach.[6]
On 22 April 2014 Lowe was appointed as full-time coach of Perth Glory, after winning just 4 of 17 games as caretaker coach.[7] In his first full season in charge of the Glory he led them to the final of the 2014 FFA Cup. On 20 April 2018 Lowe was sacked as the head coach of Perth and was appointed technical director of the club's academy.[8] Lowe departed as the Glory's longest serving A-League manager.[9][10]
On 13 November 2018, Lowe was appointed as an assistant coach of the Socceroos for their friendlies in November.[11] He continued in this role for the Socceroos' Asian Cup defence in January.[12]
In July 2023, following the departure of Ruben Zadkovich as head coach, Lowe became interim coach of Perth Glory once again for a post-season game against West Ham United and the Australia Cup play-off against Macarthur.[13]
He was born in Sedgefield, County Durham, and now lives in Perth, Western Australia.[4] His sister, Kendra Slawinski, is a former England netball international.[2]
Source:[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hartlepool United | 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982–83 | Fourth Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 1983–84 | Fourth Division | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 3 | ||
| Scarborough | 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Barnet | 1991–92 | Fourth Division | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| 1992–93 | Third Division | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Total | 72 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
| Stoke City | 1993–94 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Birmingham City | 1993–94 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 1994–95 | Second Division | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 1994–95 | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 1995–96 | Third Division | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Darlington | 1996–97 | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 189 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 223 | 14 | ||
- Appearances in Football League Group Cup
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
- As of 21 April 2018[15]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Barrow | England | August 1999 | May 2003 | 176 | 78 | 46 | 52 | 044.32 |
| Perth Glory | Australia | 20 December 2013 | 20 April 2018 | 141 | 61 | 27 | 53 | 043.26 |
| Total | 317 | 139 | 73 | 105 | 043.85 | |||
Individual
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1997). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline. p. 446. ISBN 978-0-7472-7738-5.
- Turnbull, Simon (12 November 2000). "The real Barrow boys". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- "Glory Fill Coaching Jobs". Four Four Two. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- "Hall of Fame: Lowe". Heed Army. 2 November 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- Fletcher, Paul (6 December 2002). "Barrow eye big pay-day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- "KENNY LOWE INTERIM PERTH GLORY HEAD COACH". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2013.
- "COACH ANNOUNCEMENT". Football Federation Australia. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- "Kenny Lowe's typically hilarious parting message to Perth Glory". A-League. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "Perth Glory axe Kenny Lowe as head coach after team misses out on A-League finals". Australia: ABC News. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "Perth Glory sack Kenny Lowe as A-League axe swings again". The Guardian. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- Thomas, Josh. "Kenny Lowe joins Socceroos coaching staff". Goal. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "Football Confidential: Tomi Juric on track for A-League return?". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- Comito, Matthew (12 July 2023). "Perth Glory confirm familiar face as interim coach & provide big update on ownership situation". KEEPUP. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- Kenny Lowe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Kenny Lowe". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
- Kenny Lowe at Soccerbase
- Kenny Lowe career stats
