| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Peter Lowndes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-06-02)2 June 1977 (age 48)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Watford | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | St Johnstone | 64 | (14) |
| 2001–2002 | Livingston | 21 | (3) |
| 2002 | →Rotherham United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Plymouth Argyle | 53 | (10) |
| 2004–2007 | Port Vale | 59 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Chester City | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Scone Thistle | ||
| Total | 218 | (33) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nathan Peter Lowndes (born 2 June 1977) is an English formerfootballer who played as aforward.
He began his career withLeeds United but failed to break into the first before his move toWatford in 1995. After making little impact at Watford, he moved to Scotland to play forSt Johnstone in 1998. Three years later, hetransferred toLivingston. In 2002, he wasloaned out toRotherham United, before he moved back to England permanently withPlymouth Argyle later in the year. In 2004, he joinedPort Vale, where he would stay for three years. He finished his professional career withChester City at the end of the 2007–08 campaign, though he came out of retirement to joinScone Thistle in May 2012.
Lowndes began his career withLeeds United in April 1995 but did not make any first-team appearances in his time atElland Road.[3] On 3 October 1995, he was signed byWatford for a fee of £40,000. Despite being seen as a promising player in three years with Watford, he only made three starts and was unable to score a goal.[5] He played only a cameo role in the club's1997–98Second Division winning season.
On 21 August 1998, he joined Scottish clubSt Johnstone, who were in their second season back in thePremier League. In his first season inPerth, he helped "Saints" to a third-place finish (which qualified them for the following season'sUEFA Cup), an appearance in theLeague Cup final, and the last four of theScottish Cup. Inthe final of the League Cup atCeltic Park, he was a latesubstitute forGeorge O'Boyle, asRangers celebrated a 2–1 win. He was the club'stop scorer in1999–2000 with eleven goals, which included a goal in the preliminary rounds of theUEFA Cup that helped the club reach a first round tie withAS Monaco. After the first leg, the striker told of how opponentMarco Simone came into the away dressing room and asked Lowndes for a signed shirt.[6] Despite the striker's fortunes the club could not replicate the success of the previous campaign. He made just twelve appearances in the2000–01 season as the club flirted withrelegation. In his three years atMcDiarmid Park, Lowndes made 63 appearances and scored 14 goals. In May 2001, Lowndes signed forLivingston,[7] for whom he made 21 appearances and scored three goals. Livingston enjoyed ahighly successful season, finishing the league campaign in third place.
In March 2002, he returned to England withPlymouth Argyle, then managed byPaul Sturrock, who had signed him to St Johnstone four years earlier.[8] He helped the club to the Second Division title in2003–04, scoring ten goals in 33 games. Over his two years with Plymouth, Lowndes made 57 appearances and scored twelve goals, playing mostly as a substitute or out of position at wide midfield.[2] He joinedMartin Foyle'sPort Vale in November 2004,[9] but was released in May 2007 after failing to make an impact at the club.[10] He was though a first-team regular in the2005–06 campaign, in which he made 41 of his 67 Port Vale appearances, and scored six of his seven Vale goals. He subsequently joinedLeague Two sideChester, who were managed byBobby Williamson, Lowndes'smanager at Plymouth for a short time.[11] In January 2008 he was the subject of interest fromConference sideTorquay United.[12] The move did not go through but Lowndes did not play again for Chester due to injury. On 23 April 2008 hiscontract was cancelled by mutual consent.[13] In May 2012, Lowndes came out of retirement when he signed forScottish Junior sideScone Thistle; he balanced his playing duties with his job servingTayside Police.[14]
His sister,Emma Lowndes, is an actress.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 1995–96[16] | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996–97[17] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1997–98[18] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| St Johnstone | 1998–99[19] | SPL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| 1999–2000[20] | SPL | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 1[b] | 32 | 11 | |
| 2000–01[21] | SPL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Total | 64 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 18 | ||
| Livingston | 2001–02[21] | SPL | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2001–02[21] | First Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2002–03[22] | Second Division | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2003–04[23] | Second Division | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 2[a] | 36 | 10 | |
| 2004–05[24] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 12 | ||
| Port Vale | 2004–05[24] | League One | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06[25] | League One | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 6 | |
| 2006–07[26] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 7 | ||
| Chester City | 2007–08[27] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 218 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 255 | 40 | ||
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