Complex sentence: In May 2001, Lowndes signed for Livingston, for whom he made 21 appearances and scored three goals, before returning to England in March 2002 to join Plymouth Argyle, then managed by Paul Sturrock, who had signed him to St. Johnstone four years earlier.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 2001, Lowndes signed for Livingston, for whom he made 21 appearances and scored three goals. In March 2002 he returned to England with Plymouth Argyle, then managed by Paul Sturrock, who had signed him to St. Johnstone four years earlier.