Don Howe
Donald "Don" Howe (12 October 1935 – 23 December 2015) was an English football player, coach, manager and pundit. He was born in the Springfield area of Wolverhampton.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Howe | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Springfield, Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 2015 (aged 80) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1964 | West Bromwich Albion | 342 | (17) |
| 1964–1966 | Arsenal | 70 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1957–1959 | England | 23 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1975 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1975–1976 | Galatasaray SK | ||
| 1983–1986 | Arsenal | ||
| 1989–1991 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1992 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Howe spent most of his playing career at West Bromwich Albion. Howe joined the West Bromwich Albion ground staff after leaving school,[1] joining the club as a youth player in December 1950. He turned professional in November 1952, but did not make his debut until 1955, against Everton.[2]
A full back, he played nearly 350 games for the Baggies in twelve years, as well as becoming a regular in the England team; he played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and won 23 caps in total.[3]
Howe was signed by Billy Wright's Arsenal in 1964, and was made club captain. However, in March 1966 he broke his leg playing against Blackpool and never recovered well enough to play in the first team again.
Later life and death
Howe retired from coaching in the summer of 2003 after more than 30 years. He occasionally wrote as a pundit for the BBC Sport website. He also had a regular column in the official Arsenal magazine. Right up until his death he ran youth coaching schemes across the United Kingdom.
Howe died, aged 80, in December 2015.[3]
Honours
Player
Club
West Bromwich Albion[4]
England
Assistant Manager
Wimbledon
Coach
Arsenal
Individual
- LMA Special Merit Award: 2004[5]
- FA Licensed Coaches Club Hall of Fame: 2013[9]
References
- ↑ Soccer Who's Who compiled by Maurice Golesworthy Sportsmans Book Club London 1965
- ↑ Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 117. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Don Howe: Former Arsenal and England coach dies aged 80". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Don Howe". League Managers.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Don Howe". England Football Online.com.
- ↑ "The greatest night Highbury ever witnessed – Arsenal 3-0 Anderlecht, 1970". Goal.
- ↑ "Thomas debt of gratitude to Howe". Express and Star.com.
- ↑ "Young Gunners keep their Cup". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/may/23/newsstory.sport4.
- ↑ "THE FA LICENSED COACHES' CLUB COACHING AWARDS 2014". The FA.com.
Other websites
Media related to Don Howe at Wikimedia Commons