George Lowrie (19 December 1919 – 3 May 1989)[1] was a Welsh footballer, who played as a centre forward for several clubs, including Coventry City and Newcastle United.
[2] Lowrie was born in Tonypandy and started his professional career at Swansea Town[2] in January 1937 before moving on to Preston North End in December 1937.
His goal-scoring exploits brought him to the attention of Stan Seymour, who signed him for Newcastle United for a club record fee of £18,500 in March 1948.
Injuries prevented Lowrie transferring his goal-scoring skills to Newcastle, who were now playing in Division 1, and in 18 months at the club he only made 12 league appearances, scoring 5 goals,[2] before moving on to Bristol City in September 1949 for a cut-price £10,000.
Playing in the Third Division (South), Lowrie found goal-scoring easier and scored 21 goals in 48 league appearances for Bristol City,[2] before his career was again interrupted by a broken leg.