James Matthew Lowery (born January 15, 1961) is a former professional soccer player from Canada.

Club career

Born in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, Lowery joined the Coulson-Prescott Football Club.^[1] A midfielder, Lowery played for the University of Victoria and after graduation also played club soccer for the Canadian Soccer League team, the Vancouver 86ers.^[2]

International career

Lowery was a member of Canada's Olympic team which failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics, making one appearance in qualifying. He made his debut for Canada in a January 1986 friendly match against Paraguay and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring 1 goal. Lowery was on Canada's playing roster for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and played in the country's first game against France.^[3] In 2009, Lowery was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as a member of the 1986 World Cup team.^[4]

His final international game was a June 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals match against Mexico in which he scored his only international goal.

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	June 30, 1991	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Mexico	1–2	1–3	1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Retirement

Lowery is a transit operator for BC Transit in Victoria. ^[5]