Matthew John Lowton (born 9 June 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for UAE Second Division League club Precision. Lowton joined

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in 2004. He spent time on

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with both non-league

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and Hungarian side

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before making the break into United's first team in 2010. He played regularly for two seasons before being sold to

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in 2012. After three seasons and 72 Premier League appearances, he joined Burnley in 2015.

Career

Sheffield United

Lowton was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He joined

aged fifteen after a spell with

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and progressed through Sheffield United's youth set up to reserve level, converting from a full-back to a central defensive role in the process. After spending a spell on

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in 2008, in January 2009, Lowton went out on loan to Sheffield United's Hungarian sister club

, along with fellow reserve player Sam Wedgbury, to get first-team experience. He made his debut in the Hungarian League Cup the next month, making twenty appearances for the club. Back in the Championship, Lowton found himself on the fringes of the first team and duly made his Blades debut in a 1–1 draw with

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at the end of March 2010, coming on as a late substitute, before making his full debut for the club in the final match of the season. The following season, Lowton started Sheffield United's opening day fixture, away to

, but was issued with a straight red card. Despite this setback, he returned to the first-team picture and was rewarded with a new contract at the end of September. Lowton continued a run of substitute appearances and rewarded United's faith by scoring his first senior goal in mid-October, netting in a 3–3 home draw with

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. Lowton played regularly for the remainder of the season, scoring four goals in all, but couldn't prevent the club from slipping to relegation. With the Blades in League One at the time, Lowton remained a key player and was rewarded with an extended contract in August 2011, making 55 appearances in total for the Blades during the following season and scoring six goals.

Aston Villa

Lowton completed a move to

in July 2012 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £3 million, becoming Paul Lambert's second signing as Villa manager, and made his debut on 18 August 2012, in the

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against

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. On 15 September, Lowton scored his first league goal for Villa in a 2–0 home win against

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. On 19 July 2013, Lowton signed a new four-year deal to keep him at Aston Villa until the summer of 2017.

Burnley

On 22 June 2015,

secured the signing of Lowton on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1 million plus add-ons. Lowton made his debut for Burnley on 20 October, as an 84th-minute substitute against

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; his first start came against

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on 19 December. His first and only goal of the season was Burnley's fourth in a 5–0 rout of Milton Keynes Dons on 12 January 2016. Lowton would make 27 appearances in his maiden season at Burnley, all in the League, as Burnley won the Championship title and earned promotion to the Premier League.

Huddersfield Town (loan)

On 4 January 2023, Lowton joined fellow

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side

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on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.

Witton Albion

On 6 November 2023, Lowton signed for

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Division One West club Witton Albion.

Precision Football

In September 2024, Lowton joined UAE Second Division League club Precision Football.

Other ventures

Lowton was an investor in the clothing company Seven One Zero, which was founded by fellow footballers

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and Chris Burke. The company was voluntarily dissolved in 2018.

Career statistics

Honours

Burnley *

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: 2015–16

References

External links

*
Profile
at the Burnley F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowton, Matthew 1989 births Living people Footballers from Chesterfield English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sheffield United F.C. players Sheffield F.C. players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players Precision Football players Northern Premier League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players English Football League players Premier League players UAE Second Division League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary English expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates 21st-century English sportsmen