Tommy Howe

Thomas Howe (6 May 1892 – 1957) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Tommy Howe
Personal information
Full name Thomas Howe[1]
Date of birth 6 May 1892[1]
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England[1]
Date of death 1957 (aged 65)[1]
Place of death Cannock, England[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920 Sunbeam Motors
1921–1925 Stoke 56 (2)
1926 Featherstone Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Howe was signed as a reserve defender to Bob McGrory, Howe was at the Victoria Ground for five years and had a couple of decent runs in the first-team, the best being 24 appearances in the 1923–24 season.[1] After his release in 1925 he spent eight months out of the game before joining Featherstone Rovers.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1921–22 Second Division 100010
1922–23 First Division 600060
1923–24 Second Division 24100241
1924–25 Second Division 19000190
1925–26 Second Division 610061
Career Total 56200562

References

  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Onward (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
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