A Brief History of Barrow AFC
A Brief Club History by Phil Yelland
Chapter 9: Fighting Back
Within months of joining the Conference, Mr Vaughan had departed, Brown was sacked and a liquidator was appointed because of the club's debts. Despite finishing out of the relegation zone at the end of the 1998-99 season, the club's circumstances saw it 'relegated' and accepted back into the membership of NPL (now the UniBond League).
Former favourite Kenny Lowe took over as player/manager in August 1999. In his four seasons in charge, he led the club to the F.A. Cup First Round Proper on three separate occasions as well as securing the UniBond Chairman's Cup in the 2000-01 season and the President's Cup twelve months later. He also steered the club to the Final of the Marsden Trophy in the 2002-03 season. Progress in the League was steady resulting in the club finishing runners up to Accrington Stanley at the end of the 2002-03 season. At the end of the 2003-04 season Kenny Lowe stood down as manager and his assistant Lee Turnbull took charge and took the club to third place in the UniBond Premier Division as well as winning the President's Cup for the second time in three seasons.
