Jack Howarth (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Crook, County Durham, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stanley United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1963–1964 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Swindon Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1965–1972 | Aldershot | 259 | (113) |
| 1972–1973 | Rochdale | 40 | (12) |
| 1973–1977 | Aldershot | 163 | (58) |
| 1977–1978 | Bournemouth | 42 | (6) |
| 1978 | Southport | 9 | (1) |
| 1978 | Southern California Lazers | ||
| Basingstoke Town | |||
| Andover | |||
| Romsey Town | |||
| Total | 515 | (190) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Jack Howarth (born 27 February 1945) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Active in England and the United States, Howarth made over 500 appearances in the Football League, scoring nearly 200 goals. His 171 league goals for Aldershot is a club record.
Career
Born in Crook, County Durham, Howarth began his career with local side Stanley United. He signed professional forms with Chelsea in 1963, but never made an appearance for them, and moved to Swindon Town a year later. Howarth also played in the Football League for Aldershot, Rochdale, Bournemouth and Southport, before moving to the United States to play for the Southern California Lazers.
He has a place in the history of the original Aldershot side (which was founded in 1926 and went bankrupt in 1992, having been Football League members since 1932), having scored a record 196 goals for the club in all competitions.[1]
Howarth later returned to England to play non-league football with Basingstoke Town, Andover and Romsey Town.
References
External links
- Profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- Aldershot F.C. - Where Are They Now?