Dinny Lowry

Dinny Lowry

Personal information
Date of birth	1935 (age 80–81)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1952–1969	St Patrick's Athletic	251	(0)
1969–1971	Bohemian	32	(0)
1971–1973	Sligo Rovers	24	(0)
National team
1962	Republic of Ireland	1	(0)
	League of Ireland XI	?	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Dinny Lowry (born 1935) is an Irish former soccer player. Lowry played for St Patrick's Athletic F.C., Bohemians and Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland. He played one match for Republic of Ireland.

Playing career

Club career

Lowry played youth football for Bulfin United before joining St Patrick's Athletic. He made his Pats debut in 1952 after earning one schoolboy and two youth caps^[1]

He later joined Bohemian, making two European appearances for the club. After Bohemians turned professional he became the second player to sign a professional contract on 11 March 1969. He then transferred to Sligo Rovers.^[2]

International career

He earned one cap for Republic of Ireland national football team in 1962.^[3][4] Lowry had a benefit game in August 1962.^[5]

Management career

He was Shamrock Rovers trainer during the 1980s and 1990s.

Honours

• League of Ireland: 2
  • St Patrick's Athletic F.C. – 1954–1955, 1955–1956
• FAI Cup: 2
  • St Patrick's Athletic F.C. – 1961
  • Bohemians F.C. – 1970
• PFAI Merit Award
  • 1995

References

1. "The Harry Boland Hall of Fame". St Patrick’s Athletic FC. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
2. Geoghegan, Jimmy (10 September 2008). "Lowry enjoying life in Kilmessan". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
3. "Ireland's International Players". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
4. "Statistics: Republic of Ireland". Soccerscene.ie. 1962-04-08. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
5. "Tuesday, August 14, 1962 - Page 003". The Irish Times. 1962-08-14. Retrieved 2012-12-28.