Wigan Athletic Having had brief spells with
Liverpool and
Everton, Lowe began his career as an apprentice at
Wigan Athletic on a recommendation by a teacher from his school league days to then Wigan
manager Harry McNally. He was capped at
England Youth level. Lowe made his first-team début in October 1982 against
Reading.
Bryan Hamilton then took charge at
Springfield Park for the
1985–86 season and led the club to within one place and one point of
promotion.
Ray Mathias then took the club to the newly created
play-offs in
1986–87, where they were defeated by
Swindon Town.
Ipswich Town In June 1987, Lowe was
transferred to
Ipswich Town for £80,000. He stayed at
Vale Park for the rest of
the season and scored twice in nine games as the club battled unsuccessfully to avoid exiting the Second Division at the opposite end to Ipswich. Lowe had scored 42 goals in 169 appearances for Ipswich Town in all competitions. In a pre-season
friendly against
Borussia Mönchengladbach, one of his first games for the "Foxes", he
broke his cheekbone. In a surprise move, former boss Ray Mathias then returned to the club following a nine-year absence. Lowe hit three goals in 23 games in an injury-plagued
1998–99 campaign, as Wigan reached the play-offs, where they were defeated by
Manchester City. He also held the club record for most League goals (66) until this was surpassed by
Andy Liddell in 2003.
Wrexham Released by Wigan in June 1999, Lowe made the move to Second Division rivals
Wrexham on a two-year deal, where he was offered a player-
coach role. He scored six goals in 16 games. He helped Diamonds to a second-place finish in the
Football Conference, nine points behind champions
Kidderminster Harriers. ==Style of play==