|
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 Championships 1957-58,
1958-59, 1959-60; |
Team honours |
British
Championships 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. |
Don Howe - Career Statistics |
Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
23 |
23 |
12 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
2070 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
Don Howe
- Match Record - All Matches |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
Home |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
12 |
+10 |
0 |
3 |
2.444 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+3 |
Away |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
23 |
19 |
+4 |
2 |
2 |
2.30 |
1.90 |
45.0 |
-1 |
Neutral |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
All |
23 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
49 |
36 |
+13 |
4 |
6 |
2.13 |
1.565 |
52.2 |
+1 |
Don Howe
- Match Record - By Colour of Shirt |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
White |
23 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
49 |
36 |
+13 |
4 |
6 |
2.13 |
1.565 |
52.2 |
+1 |
Blue |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
All |
23 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
49 |
36 |
+13 |
4 |
6 |
2.13 |
1.565 |
52.2 |
+1 |
Don Howe
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WCP
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
WCF |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
World Cup |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
British Championship |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
10 |
+9 |
0 |
3 |
2.375 |
1.25 |
68.8 |
+3 |
Friendly |
11 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
26 |
21 |
+5 |
2 |
2 |
2.364 |
1.909 |
45.5 |
-1 |
All |
23 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
49 |
36 |
+13 |
4 |
6 |
2.13 |
1.565 |
52.2 |
+1 |
Don Howe
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
World Cup Final Tournament |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WCF 1958 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
WCF
All |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
British Championship Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC 1957-58 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
+7 |
0 |
2 |
3.333 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
BC 1958-59 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
BC 1959-60 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
BC
All |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
10 |
+9 |
0 |
3 |
2.375 |
1.25 |
68.8 |
+3 |
All Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WC |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
BC |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
10 |
+9 |
0 |
3 |
2.375 |
1.25 |
68.8 |
+3 |
All |
12 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
23 |
15 |
+8 |
2 |
4 |
1.917 |
1.25 |
58.3 |
+2 |
Match History
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 |
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 |
Notes
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