Archie Howarth

Archie Howarth

Personal information
Full name	Archibald Howarth
Date of birth	March quarter 1911
Place of birth	Bury, England
Date of death	20 July 1966 (aged 55)
Place of death	Heywood, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1930	Nelson	8	(2)
1930–1931	Great Harwood	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Archie Howarth (March quarter 1911 – 20 July 1966) was an English association footballer who played as an outside forward. Born in Bury, he joined Football League Third Division North side Nelson at the age of 19. Howarth made his League debut on 6 September 1930, scoring in the 3–1 win against Darlington at Seedhill. He scored again in the following match, a 1–2 defeat to Lincoln City, and kept his place in the team for the next six games. However, after a 0–2 loss away at Doncaster Rovers on 11 October 1930, he was replaced by Henry Robinson and never made another appearance.

In December 1930, Howarth requested to leave Nelson and subsequently joined Lancashire Combination club Great Harwood. In his later years, he worked at the Victoria Hotel in Bury as the mine host. Howarth died in Heywood, on 20 July 1966, aged 55.

References

• Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.