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Bob Howarth |
Preston North
End FC, Everton FC
5 caps, 0 goals
P 5 W 4 D 1 L 0 F 21:
A 4
90% successful
1887-94
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 450 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Robert Henry Howarth |
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Born |
20 June 1865 in Preston, Lancashire [registered in
Preston, September 1865]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1871
census, Robert H. is the second child of three to Robert and Jane. His
father is an iron molder and they live at 36 Holstein Street in Preston. |
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According to the 1881
census, Robert Henry is now a general clerk, he is still one of three
children and with his parents, they live at 5 Schleswig Street in Preston.
His father is a foreman moulder at the iron works. |
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According to the 1891
census, Robert Henry is now married to Elizabeth with two children, Robert
Frederick and John Poole. Robert is a solicitor's clerk. They live at 'The
Cross Keys' 11 & 12 Market Place, Preston. |
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According to the 1901
census, Robert Henry is still a solicitor's clerk and still married, with
a third child, Alfred. They live at 56 Jemmett Street in Preston. |
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According to the 1911
census, Robert Henry remains married with his three children. He is now a
solicitor, living at 9 East Street in Preston. |
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Married |
to
Elizabeth Poole [registered in Preston, March 1886] |
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Died |
20 August 1938
in Preston, aged 73 years x days [registered in Preston,
September 1938] |
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Height/Weight |
5' 11½", 13 st.
[1889] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began junior
sides before joining
Preston North End FC in 1883. Signed for Everton FC in November/December 1891. 59 league appearances later, Howarth returned to Preston North End FC in
the close season of 1894. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1887-88, 1892-93; Football League Champions 1888-89, 1889-90;
FA Cup winner 1888-89; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (two appearances). |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
five players who became the 134th player
(134) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-back |
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First match |
No. 29, 5 February 1887, England 7 Ireland 0,
a British Championship match at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, aged 21 years
230 days. |
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Last match |
No. 50, 3 March 1894, Ireland 2 England 2, a
British Championship match at
Solitude Ground, Cliftonville,
Belfast, aged 28 years 256 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1886-87, 1887-88, 1890-91, 1893-94; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship 1887-88, 1890-91; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Worked as a solicitor in Preston,
admitted to the bar in January 1908. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.137. |
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Bob Howarth - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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6 |
5 |
5 |
450 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Bob Howarth
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
4.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Away |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
83.3 |
+2 |
| All
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British Championship |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
4 |
+17 |
0 |
2 |
4.20 |
0.80 |
90.0 |
+4 |
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Bob Howarth
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championships |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1886-87 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
+7 |
0 |
1 |
7.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1887-88 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
5.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC 1888-90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
00.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1890-91 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1893-94 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC Total |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
4 |
+17 |
0 |
2 |
4.20 |
0.80 |
90.0 |
+4 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
4 |
+17 |
0 |
2 |
4.20 |
0.80 |
90.0 |
+4 |
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All |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
4 |
+17 |
0 |
2 |
4.20 |
0.80 |
90.0 |
+4 |
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Bob Howarth
- Match History |
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Club:
Preston North End F.C. - 4 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Committee - 5
full capsx
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Age 21 |
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1 |
29 |
5 February 1887 - England 7 Ireland 0,
Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
BC |
HW |
Start |
rb |
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Age 22 |
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2 |
32 |
4 February 1888 - Wales 1 England 5,
Nantwich Road, Crewe |
BC |
AW |
Start |
rb |
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3 |
33 |
17 March 1888 - Scotland 0 England 5,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
AW |
Start |
rb |
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Age 24 |
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- |
38 |
15 March 1890 - Ireland 1 England 9, Ulster
Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
captain withdrawn injured |
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Age 25 |
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4 |
43 |
4 April 1891 -
England 2 Scotland 1,
Ewood Park, Blackburn |
BC |
HW |
Start |
rb |
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Club:
Everton F.C. - 1 full cap |
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Age 28 |
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5 |
50 |
3 March 1894, Ireland 2 England
2,
Solitude Ground,
Cliftonville, Belfast |
BC |
AD |
Start |
rb |
Notes
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