Don Howe	West Bromwich Albion FC 23 appearances, 0 goals P 23 W 8 D 8 L 7 F 49: A 36 52% successful 1956-59 captain: none minutes played: 2070
Profile
Full name	Donald Howe
Born	12 October 1935 in Springfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [registered in Wolverhampton, December 1935].
Married	to Pauline G. Cooper [registered in Wolverhampton, June 1959].
Height/Weight	5' 11", 10st. 13lbs [1959].
Died	23 December 2015, aged 80 years 72 days. Left £43,258 in his will
Funeral	3.00pm, Friday, 15 January 2016, at Bentley Crematorium, Brentwood.
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com
Club Career
Club(s)	Began his football career playing schoolboy in his hometown of Wolverhampton. He was signed by West Bromwich Albion FC as an amateur in December 1950, signing a professional contract in November 1952. After 342 league outings, in which he scored seventeen goals, in April 1964, Arsenal FC paid a transfer fee of £45,000, a British record fee for a full-back. However, a broken leg in March 1966 forced his retirement from playing.
Club honours	None
Individual honours	Football League (six appearances)
Distinctions	None
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
Management Career
Club(s)	After his untimely retirement from the playing field, Howe joined the coaching staff at his club, Arsenal FC. Under Bertie Mee, he wa sthe reserve team coach. He became the Chief Coach in November 1967 in place of Dave Sexton and then the assistant manager in March 1969. His former club, West Bromwich Albion FC offered Howe the manager's chair in July 1971, a job duly accepted and held until April 1975. Turkish club Galatasaray utilised his coaching in the 1975 summer, but a return to England and Leeds United AFC where he had accepted a coaching role in October 1975. In August 1977, Howe returned to Arsenal FC as coach for Terry Neil, becoming caretaker manager on 16 December 1983, and manager on 28 April 1984 until his resignation on 22 March 1986. After which he joined Wimbledon FC in August 1987, to become their assistant manager. He also coached the England team for Ron Greenwood in 1981, and for Bobby Robson's entire tenure. Howe became manager at Queen's Park Rangers FC from November 1989 until his sacking on 21 May 1991. Afterwhich he became Terry Butcher's assistant at Coventry City FC, until Butcher was sacked and Howe was in charge in January 1992. Howe resigned in the summer. After coaching the England team under Terry Venables, he returned as yout team coach at Arsenal FC. He retired in summer 2003.
Club honours	None
Individual honours	LMA Special Merit Award 2003-04;
England Career
Player number	One of three who became the 761st players (762) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Right-back
First match	No. 315, 19 October 1957, Wales 0 England 4, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 22 years 7 days.
Last match	No. 337, 18 November 1959, England 2 Northern Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 24 years 37 days.
Major tournaments	World Cup Finals 1958; British Championship 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60;
Team honours	British Championship shared 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60;
Individual honours	England B (one appearance), England U23 (six appearances, 1956-)
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
Regarded as the being one of the best coaches in the modern era. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.137.

Match History

Club: West Bromwich Albion F.C. - 23 full appearances (2070 min) manager: Walter Winterbottom - 23 full appearances (2070 min)x

Age 20
1	u23	8 February 1956 - England 3 Scotland 1, Hillsborough, Sheffield	Fr	HW	Start	2

Age 21
309	28 November 1956 - England 3 Yugoslavia 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW	unused sub

Age 22
1	315	19 October 1957 - Wales 0 England 4, Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	AW	Start	2
2	316	6 November 1957 - England 2 Northern Ireland 3, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HL	Start	2
3	317	27 November 1957 - England 4 France 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW	Start	2
4	318	19 April 1958 - Scotland 0 England 4, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AW	Start	2
5	319	7 May 1958 - England 2 Portugal 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW	Start	2
6	320	11 May 1958 - Yugoslavia 5 England 0, Stadion JNA, Beograd	tour	AL	Start	2
7	321	18 May 1958 - USSR 1 England 1, Lenin Stadium, Moskva		AD	Start	2

8	322	8 June 1958 - England 2 USSR 2, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg	WCF	ND	Start	2
9	323	11 June 1958 - Brazil 0 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg		ND	Start
10	324	15 June 1958 - Austria 2 England 2, Ryavallen Stadion, Borås		ND	Start
11	325	17 June 1958 - USSR 1 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg		NL	Start

12

326

4 October 1958 - Northern Ireland 3 England 3, Windsor Park, Belfast

BC

AD

Start

2

Age 23
13	327	22 October 1958 - England 5 USSR 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HW	Start	2
14	328	26 November 1958 - England 2 Wales 2, Villa Park, Birmingham	BC	HD	Start	2
15	329	11 April 1959 - England 1 Scotland 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HW	Start	2
16	330	6 May 1959 - England 2 Italy 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HD	Start	2
17	331	13 May 1959 - Brazil 2 England 0, Estádio Municipal, Rio	tour	AL	Start	2
18	332	17 May 1959 - Peru 4 England 1, Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima		AL	Start	2
19	333	24 May 1959 - Mexico 2 England 1, Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México		AL	Start	2
20	334	28 May 1959 - USA 1 England 8, Wrigley Field, Los Angeles		AW	Start	2

Age 24
21	335	17 October 1959 - Wales 1 England 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	AD	Start	2
22	336	28 October 1959 - England 2 Sweden 3, Empire Stadium, Wembley	Fr	HL	Start	2
23	337	18 November 1959 - England 2 Northern Ireland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HW	Start	2

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