 Over the course of his two years with Plymouth, Lowndes made 57 appearances and scored twelve goals.He joined Martin Foyle's Port Vale in November 2004, but was released in May 2007 after failing to make an impact at the club.He was though a first team regular in the 2005–06 campaign, in which he made 41 of his 67 Port Vale appearances, and scored six of his seven Vale goals.