John Howshall

John Howshall

Personal information
Full name	John Henry Howshall[1]
Date of birth	12 July 1912[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	1962 (aged 50)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Dresden Juniors
–	Longton Juniors
–	Dresden United
1933–1934	Stoke City	1	(0)
1934–1935	Chesterfield	25	(0)
1935–1936	Southport	51	(0)
1937–1938	Bristol Rovers	21	(0)
1938	Accrington Stanley	8	(0)
1938–1939	Carlisle United	32	(0)
–	Northwich Victoria
–	Wigan Athletic
Total		138	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Henry Howshall (12 July 1912 – 1962) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Bristol Rovers, Carlisle United, Chesterfield, Southport and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Howshall was born in Stoke-on-Trent and played amateur football with Dresden Juniors, Longton Juniors and Dresden United before joining Stoke City in 1933.^[1] He played once for Stoke in 1932–33 which came in a 1–1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 30 September 1933.^[1] He was released at the end of the season and went of to play for Football League Third Division sides Chesterfield, Southport, Bristol Rovers, Accrington Stanley and Carlisle United before ending his career with non-league Northwich Victoria and Wigan Athletic.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		3rd Div. Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1932–33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chesterfield	1934–35	25	0	1	0	1	0	27	0
Southport	1935–36	35	0	1	0	3	0	39	0
	1936–37	16	0	2	0	4	0	22	0
Bristol Rovers	1937–38	21	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
Accrington Stanley	1938–39	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Carlisle United	1938–39	32	0	1	0	2	0	35	0
Career Total		140	0	5	0	11	0	154	0

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.