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Arthur
Lowder |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC
1
appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 4: A 1
100% successful
1889-90
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Arthur Lowder |
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Birth |
Wednesday, 11 February 1863 in
Tattenhall Road, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire |
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registered in Wolverhampton January-March 1863 |
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Education |
Attended St. Luke's School in Blakenhall |
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According to the 1871
census, Arthur is the sixth of nine children to Joseph and Caroline (née
Cund) and
they all live at 17 Dudley Road in Wolverhampton. His father is a coach
trimmer. |
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According to the 1881
census, Arthur is a tin plate worker and remains at home with his parents,
his father is still a coach trimmer. Arthur is now the fourth eldest of
the eight children living at The Firs, in Lower Villiers Street in
Wolverhampton. |
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Marriage |
to Fanny Florence
Humphreys (née Meek), in mid-1888 in Wolverhampton.
Fanny married
George Humphreys, 3 September 1883 in Wolverhampton. George died late 1887
after they had one son together, George (b.1885) |
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registered in Wolverhampton July-September 1888 |
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Children |
Arthur and Fanny Lowder had four children
together. Florence Ida
(b.1890),
Charles Edward (b.10 May 1894), May (b.25
May 1898) and Harold (b.10 March 1903) |
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According to the 1891
census, Arthur is a licensed victualler, now married to Fanny, he has a
stepson, George, and their own daughter, Florence. They live at The
Woolpack, at 55 Snow Hill in Wolverhampton.
An application to the
courts in 1895 showed that Lowder was in charge of The Swan Inn in
Brewood. |
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According to the 1901
census, Arthur is still married with two more children, Charles and
May. He remains a licensed victualler, but is also a cab proprietor. With
two servants, they live at The Swan Inn, in the Market Place, Brewood in
Cannock.
(His youngest, Harold Lowder, born in 1903, died later in the year) |
"LICENSEE SUMMONED - Arthur Lowder, licensee of the
Albion Inn, Willenhall, was summoned for attempting to take fish from a
private stream belonging to Mr Francis Monckton, at Brewood, on the first
instance—Defendant wrote asking for the case to be adjourned as he
was desirous of consulting a solicitor.—The Bench agreed to the
application." - The Lichfield Mercury, Friday, 15 July 1910.
"AFTER THE FISH - Arthur Lowder, licensee of the Albion Inn,
Willenhall, was summoned for attempting to take fish from a private stream
belonging to Mr Francis Monckton, at Standeford.—David Morrison said
that at 8.10 p.m. on July 1st he saw the defendant fishing in the stream.
On being spoken to he said he was trying to catch a fish for his brother,
who was very ill. He told witness that he had received permission from the
tenant of the land to do a little fishing.—In cross-examination,
witness admitted that he had not received written authority from his
master to take proceedings. There was some "free fishing" close to the
spot in question.—Defendant, on oath, said he had fished in the
stream for over thirty years, and had never been cautioned. He did not
know the exclusive right of fishing belonged to the landlord. The Bench
imposed a fine of to the landlord.—The Bench imposed a fine of 5s.
and 18s. 3d. costs." - The Lichfield Mercury, Friday, 29 July
1910 |
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(His father died in early
1911)
According to the 1911
census, Arthur is a hotel manager, and with his wife and one of their
children, and stepson, they live at 10 Church Street in Wolverhampton.
(His mother died 9 August 1914) |
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According to the 1921
census, Arthur is a beer manager, and with his wife and his daughter,
Florence, they now live at the Queen's Arms on Hill Street in Hednesford. |
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"Arthur Lowder, an
ex-captain of Wolverhampton Wanderers, who was 'capped' for England in
1889 when he played against Wales at Stoke, is now in Cologne recovering
from a serious illness. A few weeks ago his life was despaired of, but he
has been successfully operated upon in the British Military Hospital." - The
Nottingham Evening Post, Monday, 8 December
1924 |
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Death |
Monday, 4 January 1926
in Taunton, Somerset |
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aged 62 years 327 days |
registered in Taunton January-March 1926 |
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Obituary |
"A Famous 'Wolf'
"The
death of Arthur Lowder, a former 'Wolves' player, which has occurred at
Taunton, recalls the time when 'Wolves' had eight internationals in the
team. He was a left half-back, and was one of the eleven which was
defeated 3-0 by Preston in the final of the F.A. Cup at Kennington Oval in
1889. During that season he was capped against Wales. He was paying for
'Wolves' from 1883 to 1890"
- Birmingham
Daily Gazette, Thursday, 7
January 1926. |
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Fanny Lowder died in early 1944 |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Patrick Talbot's
White Shirt, Black Country & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played schoolboy
football in Wolverhampton. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1882
until late 1891, when injury forced his retirement. |
League History
46 appearances, one goal |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1888-91 46 appearances, one goal.
debut: 9 September 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers
FC 1 Aston Villa FC 1.
last: 26 December 1891 Wolverhampton Wanderers
FC 1 Sunderland AFC 3. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1888-89;
Football League third place 1888-89 (18ᵃ 1ᵍ). |
| Individual honours |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8", 10st.
6lbs [1889].
5'
5" [Patrick Talbot]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who became the 152nd
player (153)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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Only match |
No. 35, 23 February 1889,
England 4 Wales 1, a British Championship match at
Victoria Ground, Boothen, Stoke-upon-Trent, aged 26 years
12 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1888-89 |
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Individual honours |
The
North (one appearance, January 1889) |
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Distinctions |
Lowder was
the first of three players to die in January 1926, ten days before after
John Rawlinson, twenty before
Anthony Hossack. |
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Beyond England |
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Was a coach in France & Norway in the
1920's. He was also in Germany in 1924, where he recovered from serious
illness in Cologne. He returned to the Midlands and later becoming Chairman of Brewood
Parish Council in 1924 for two years. - An
English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990).
Hatton Press, p.160./White Shirt Black Country. Patrick Talbot
(2004). Black Country Society, p.40 |
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