Dinny Lowry (born 1935) is an Irish former
soccer
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player. Lowry played for
St Patrick's Athletic
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,
Bohemians
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and
Sligo Rovers
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The club was founded in 1928 and have been in ...
in the
League of Ireland
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. He played one match for
Republic of Ireland
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.
Playing career
Club career
Lowry played youth football for Bulfin United before joining
St Patrick's Athletic
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. He made his Pats debut in 1952 after earning one schoolboy and two youth caps
He later joined
Bohemians
Bohemian or Bohemians may refer to:
*Anything of or relating to Bohemia
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* Bohemianism, an unconventional lifestyle, originally practised by 19th–20th century European and American artists and writers.
* Bohemian style, a f ...
, making two European appearances for the club. After Bohemians turned professional he became the second player to sign a professional contract on 11 March 1969. He then transferred to
Sligo Rovers
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The club was founded in 1928 and have been in ...
.
International career
He earned one cap for
Republic of Ireland national football team
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The team made their debut at the Ir ...
in 1962.
Lowry had a benefit game in August 1962.
Management career
He was
Shamrock Rovers
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trainer during the 1980s and 1990s.
Honours
*
League of Ireland
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: 2
**
St Patrick's Athletic
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– 1954–1955, 1955–1956
*
FAI Cup
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: 2
**
St Patrick's Athletic
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– 1961
**
Bohemians F.C. – 1970
*
PFAI Merit Award
** 1995
References
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Association footballers from County Dublin
Men's association football goalkeepers
League of Ireland players
League of Ireland XI players
Bohemian F.C. players
St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
Sligo Rovers F.C. players
Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Living people
1935 births
20th-century Irish sportsmen
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