Alex Howes (footballer)

Alex Jacob Howes (born 6 January 2000) is an English footballer who plays for Basford United, where he plays as a midfielder. Howes started his young career at Notts County at age 9, working his way through the youth set up, until he was released at the age of 20, after making 5 senior appearances for the club.

Alex Howes
Howes in August 2019
Personal information
Full name Alex Jacob Howes[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Basford United
Youth career
0000–2017 Notts County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Notts County 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Coalville Town (loan) 26 (9)
2019 → Tamworth (loan) 4 (0)
2020– Basford United 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

Notts County

Howes was first called up to the Notts County senior squad in March 2017, being selected for the bench against Hartlepool United by player-manager Kevin Nolan.[2] He made his professional debut in a 3–1 victory over Colchester United on 1 April 2017, coming on as a substitute for Jon Stead.[3] He made his first start for Notts County on 6 May 2017, the final day of the 2016-17 season, in a 2–1 away loss at Newport County, where he played 58 minutes before being replaced by Alan Smith.[4]

Coalville Town (loan)

In November, 2017, Howes was loaned to Northern Premier League side Coalville Town.[5] He scored his first goal for the club against Stamford in a 5–1 cup victory.[6][7] Howes made a total of 26 appearances, scoring 9 goals in a successful loan spell with the club.[6]

Tamworth (loan)

Howes joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on a one-month loan deal on 16 August 2019.[8] He made his debut for the following day, in a home Southern League Premier Division Central match against Peterborough Sports, coming on as a 69th minute substitute for James Fry. He went onto make 3 more appearances for the club in a month loan spell. [9]

Basford United

On 9 August, 2020 Howe joined Northern Premier League side Basford United following his release from Notts County.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 September 2019.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Under 23s Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2016–17[11] League Two 50000036124112
Coalville Town (loan) 2017–18 Northern Premier League 269000[lower-alpha 1]00[lower-alpha 2]0269
Tamworth (loan) 2019–20 Southern League Premier Central 4000—0040
Career total 359000036127112
Notes
  1. Appearances in The Integro League Cup.
  2. Appearances in the Leicestershire Challenge Cup.

References
  1. "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "Kevin Nolan reveals why he did not pick himself in Notts County squad for Hartlepool win". Nottingham Post. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. "Notts County 3-1 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. "Newport County 2-1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. "Alex Howes Joins From Notts County". Pitchero. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. "Profile". Pitchero. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. "Creaney Hat-trick Helps Ten Man Ravens Ease Past Stamford". Pitchero. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. "Alex Howes Joins on Loan From Notts County". TheLambs.co.uk. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. "Tamworth 3-1 Peterborough Sports". TheLambs.co.uk. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  10. https://www.basfordunited.com/news/alex-howes-reunited-with-steve-chettle-as-he-signs-for-basford-united-2556572.html
  11. "Games played by Alex Howes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2017.


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