Terence John Lowe (born 27 May 1943) is an English former

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who played at

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for

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal ...

between 1960 and 1966.

Career

In his youth, Lowe played for

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...

before joining

in June 1960. His debut came in the

Potteries derby In Football in England, English football, the Potteries derby is the List of sports rivalries, local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Stoke-on-Trent – Port Vale F.C., Port Vale and Stoke City F.C., Stoke City, first contested ...

1–0 win over Stoke in the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy final on 24 April 1961, at the end of the 1960–61 season. He made his debut in the

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in the 1961–62 season, making six appearances in the Third Division.

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was replaced by

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in October 1962, and Lowe established himself in Steele's first-team plans with 40 league and cup appearances in the 1962–63 campaign. However, he featured only three times in the 1963–64 season, as

Selwyn Whalley Selwyn Davies Whalley (24 February 1934 – 8 August 2008) is an English former footballer. A right-back, he was a one club man with a 15-year career at Port Vale. He made 196 league and cup appearances for the club before retiring due to a fo ...

firmly established himself in the right-back slot. Lowe played only twice in 1964–65 as the "Valiants" were

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into the Fourth Division under

Jackie Mudie John Knight Mudie (10 April 1930 – 2 March 1992) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward. He won 17 caps for his country, helping the Scotland national team to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Starting his ...

's stewardship. He played 13 matches in the 1965–66 season, and was handed a free transfer away from

Vale Park Vale Park is a football stadium in the area of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, and it has been the home ground of Port Vale Football Club since its opening in 1950. It has a current capacity of 15,695, and was renovated durin ...

in May 1966.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Terry 1943 births Living people People from Cheadle, Staffordshire Footballers from Staffordshire English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Stoke City F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen