Wolverhampton Wanderers Born in
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, Lowe was a product of
Wolverhampton Wanderers' academy.
Manager Dave Jones handed him his first-team debut on 23 August 2004, in a 4–2 win at
Rochdale in the
League Cup. however, he was unable to claim a regular first-team place at
Molineux and was first
loaned out to
Burnley at the start of the
2005–06 season. At Burnley he scored his first goal in professional football in a 3–0 League Cup win over
Barnsley at
Turf Moor on 20 September. Following his return in December 2005, he joined
Queens Park Rangers on a one-month loan in February 2006, After playing just one QPR match, he had rather more success at
Swansea City in March 2006, playing six matches in all, and winning the
Football League Trophy. Lowe played all ninety minutes of the
2006 Football League Trophy final, as Swansea beat
Carlisle United 2–1. He started the
2006–07 campaign on loan at
Brighton & Hove Albion, without making an appearance for the first-team. Manager
Mark McGhee had
Adam Hinshelwood and
Guy Butters out injured, whilst
Joel Lynch was a doubt and admitted that he was short of cover on the bench before
Georges Santos was signed and said after Lowe arrived that "we don't think for a minute that we are signing
Rio Ferdinand". A two-month loan spell with
Cheltenham Town started in September 2006, they appreciated him so much that he was invited back to spend the 2007 end of the season with them. Lowe spent the whole of
2007–08 with
Port Vale and made 31 appearances
Kidderminster Harriers In May 2008, Lowe was released by his parent club. He subsequently signed for
Conference Premier club
Kidderminster Harriers and played 52 matches in 2008–09 before being released due to budgetary concerns.
Hereford United In May 2009, he signed with
League Two club
Hereford United, but was released at the end of
2009–10 after making 25 appearances. His only goal for the "Bulls" came in a 2–1 win over
Darlington at
Edgar Street on 31 October.
Cheltenham Town Lowe joined
Cheltenham Town permanently in June 2010, becoming the club's first choice right-back before his season was prematurely ended by an ankle injury in the home defeat to
Gillingham on 27 March 2011. His consistency endeared him to the Cheltenham fans who named him as their Player of the Year for
2010–11. An appearance clause in his contract also ensured he would remain at the club until summer 2012. He made 31 league appearances in
2011–12 to help
Mark Yates' team book a place in the League Two
play-off places. He was an unused
substitute in the
final at
Wembley Stadium, as Cheltenham lost 2–0 to
Crewe Alexandra. On 27 October 2012, he scored two goals in a 3–0 win over
Exeter City at
Whaddon Road to earn himself a place on the League Two team of the week.
York City in 2014 On 21 November 2013, Lowe joined Cheltenham's League Two rivals
York City on loan until January 2014, with a view to a permanent
transfer. He made his debut two days later in a 2–1 defeat away to
Southend United,
The Press voted him 'Press Player of the Year' in
2013–14. Lowe played in 49 of York's 50 matches in
2014–15, missing just one League Cup match. He won a place on the team of the week for a second time after scoring a brace in a 3–1 victory at
Hartlepool United on 22 November. He was once again included after scoring the only goal of the game against
Accrington Stanley on Boxing Day. He was voted by York supporters as the club's
Clubman of the Year for 2014–15. Having earlier been made available for loan under new manager
Jackie McNamara, Lowe left York by mutual consent on 9 December 2015.
Return to Kidderminster Harriers On 12 January 2016, Lowe rejoined Kidderminster Harriers, now bottom of the
National League, until the end of 2015–16. He made his debut when starting their 1–0 home defeat to
Guiseley on 23 January 2016. Whilst considering whether to accept Kidderminster's new contract offer or to play higher-level football, Lowe said it was "a choice between my head and my heart", implying his heart lay at
Aggborough Stadium. He decided to remain with Kidderminster in part due to his reverence for manager
John Eustace, signing a new contract in June 2016, and was named as club
captain. Lowe scored five goals in 51 appearances in
2016–17, He was named in the 2016–17 National League North Team of the Year, alongside teammates
Zaine Francis-Angol and
James McQuilkin. In June 2017, Lowe was told he could leave Kidderminster on a
free transfer, but remained under contract at the club.
Later career Lowe signed a one-year contract with National League club
Macclesfield Town on 29 June 2017. He played every minute of Macclesfield's 46 league matches during the
2017–18 season Manager
John Askey left the club after this success, but his replacement, Mark Yates, had coached Lowe at Cheltenham and Kidderminster, and offered him a new one-year contract. However, he featured only 17 times in the
2018–19 campaign, playing only two games after
Sol Campbell took charge in December. He left
Moss Rose after being released in the summer. Lowe went on to become one of six players – the others being
Shamir Mullings,
Elliott Durrell,
Rhys Taylor,
Jamie Grimes and
Ryan Lloyd – to issue the club with a
winding-up petition over unpaid wages. On 25 July 2019, Lowe joined
Nuneaton Borough in the
Southern League Premier Division Central. He was released by the "Boro" after just two months however, on 22 September. Two days after leaving
Liberty Way, he signed with National League North side
Bradford (Park Avenue). He served the club as captain and saw an upturn in form under new manager
Mark Bower, before he rejoined Kidderminster Harriers for a third spell on 4 January 2020. He scored one goal in nine appearances for the Harriers in the
2019–20 season, which was permanently suspended on 26 March due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in England, with Kidderminster in 16th-place. In May 2020, he agreed a new contract to keep him at Kidderminster. He made 16 appearances in the
2020–21 season, which was also curtailed early due to the ongoing pandemic. He made 30 appearances during the
2021–22 campaign, including playing in the play-off quarter-final defeat to
Boston United. Following the conclusion of the season, Lowe announced his intention to move to playing part-time, alongside a career in teaching. On 9 June 2022, he signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side
Rushall Olympic, with manager, Liam McDonald, hailing it as a "massive signing". On 29 September 2022, Lowe moved to league rivals
Hednesford Town. He played 17 games for Hednesford in the first half of the
2022–23 season, before leaving the club in February 2023 after proving unable to recovery from an injury picked up towards the end of 2022. ==Style of play==