arry Storer signed the centre-forward from Preston for £1,750 in June 1939. He had started his career at Swansea Town in 1935 but struggled to win a first team place either there or at First Division Preston. Storer guaranteed him first team football but couldn’t predict that World War II would take seven years out of Lowrie’s career. He scored on his debut against Barnsley, on the last Saturday of peacetime soccer, in a game later declared void, and had to wait until 1946 for his ‘official’ debut. During the war he was a prolific scorer as a guest for Northampton, then later back at Coventry where he scored 43 goals in 52 games, and also for Wales for whom he won eight wartime caps and scored a hat-trick against England at Wembley.

Army duties restricted his appearances later in the war and he was still in uniform during 1946-47, his golden season. He scored 29 goals, including five hat-tricks, in 36 games. He attracted the attention of several Division 1 clubs during the following season and it seemed to affect his form, although he still managed 18 goals in 22 games, including another three hat-tricks. He was sold to Newcastle for a then club record fee of £18,500 but failed to win a regular place at St.James’s Park and eighteen months later moved on to Bristol City for £10,000. He rejoined City in February 1952 but could not help avoid relegation to Division 3 South. In 1953 he was freed and returned to Wales to play for non-league Lovells Athletic. He died in South Wales in 1989.

Penalties (1 - scored)
1947-48
8 November 1947 v Bradford Park Avenue H, Division Two, scored (keeper Chick Farr)

Hat tricks (9)
1946-47
11 January 1947 v Newport County H, FA Cup 3rd Round
18 January 1947 v Newport County H, Division Two
5 April 1947 v Sheffield Wednesday H, Division Two (4 goals)
8 April 1947 v Swansea Town H, Division Two
19 April 1947 v Bury H, Division Two
1947-48
23 August 1947 v Luton Town H, Division Two (4 goals)
30 August 1947 v Brentford A, Division Two
8 November 1947 v Bradford Park Avenue H, Division Two (4 goals)
1952-53
14 February 1953 v Millwall H, Division Three South