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Roy Low
Personal information
Full name Anthony Roy Low
Date of birth (1944-07-08) 8 July 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Watford, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1967 Tottenham Hotspur 8 (1)
1967–1968 Watford 26 (4)
Bedford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Roy Low (born 8 July 1944 in Watford) is an English former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, Bedford Town and represented England at schoolboy level.[1][2]

Playing career

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Having played for England schoolboys in 1959, Low joined Tottenham Hotspur as a junior in July 1961. He went on to make eight appearances and scored one goal.[3] The winger became the first Spurs player to make a substitute appearance when he replaced Derek Possee in a home fixture against Arsenal on 11 September 1965.[4] In February 1967 Low signed for Watford and played in a further 26 first team matches and found the net on four occasions. After leaving Vicarage Road he went on to play for Bedford Town where he ended his senior career.

References

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  1. ^ Hugman, BJ (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 (2005) ISBN 1-85291-665-6 p379. Retrieved 21 June 2010
  2. ^ Goodwin, Bob (2017). The Spurs Alphabet. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  3. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players. Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Spurs firsts. Retrieved 21 June 2010
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Roy Low at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database