Brotherly love for Philip Lowry as Limavady midfielder is named Championship Player of the Month for October

The former Linfield and Crusaders star scored three goals as the Roesiders completed the month unbeaten to keep the pressure on leaders Annagh United.

A delighted Lowry said: "I'd like to thank the Football Writers' for this award, it's always nice to win something like this.

"It was a difficult decision for me to leave Crusaders with a year left on my contract, but I had reached a point in my life where playing in my hometown team alongside my brother Stephen made sense.

"After a shaky start, we are now playing well and we're confident we will be challenging near the top of the table come the end of the season. However, anything can happen in the Championship so there is a lot of hard work to be done."