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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Crook, County Durham, England | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 20 | (6) |
| Basingstoke Town | |||
| Andover | |||
| Romsey Town | |||
| Total | 535 | (196) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn 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 of the second division American Soccer League.[1][2]
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.[3]
Howarth later returned to England to play non-league football with Basingstoke Town, Andover and Romsey Town.
References
edit- ^ "1978 Southern California Lazers". Fun While It Lasted. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "1978 Southern California Lazers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Aldershot FC 1926-1992 (Liquidated) - Aldershot Town Football Club History". Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
External links
edit- Profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Aldershot F.C. - Where Are They Now?
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