Family discover ancestor Harry Low, a Sunderland legend | OneFootball

Two generations of a Wearside family have traced their roots to Harry Low, a Sunderland legend. According to Sunderland Echo, Sunderland-born Graham Low, who now lives in Seaham, and his children have spent the summer researching the wing half.

Their interest deepened when Max, 14, and Jessica, 12, posed beside Low’s Sunderland shirt from the 1912 FA Cup final, on display in the main entrance of the Stadium of Light. Graham saw it as a special way to connect six generations of the family with the club.

The teenagers have been asking questions and have started their own digging, turning the story into a family project.

Aberdeen-born, Low began at local side Orion in 1901, turned professional with Aberdeen in 1903 and moved to Sunderland in May 1907. His Black Cats debut was a 5-2 defeat to Manchester City.

He went on to win the First Division title, play in the 1912/13 FA Cup final and feature in the 9-1 win at St James' Park in 1908.

During the 1912/13 season he was selected by Scotland to face Ireland, but withdrew to play in Sunderland’s FA Cup semi-final against Newcastle, which Sunderland won 3-0. He was not selected by Scotland again.

Low served in the Royal Navy during World War I, then became landlord of the Fort Hotel in Roker Avenue after retiring from football in 1919. He died in 1920 in his late thirties.

Source: Sunderland Echo

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