Bobby Howitt




















































































Bobby Howitt
Personal information
Full name
Robert Gibb Howitt[1]
Date of birth
(1925-07-15)15 July 1925[1]
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death
31 January 2005(2005-01-31) (aged 79)
Place of death
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Playing position
Inside forward
Youth career

Vale of Clyde
Senior career*
Years
Team

Apps

(Gls)
1948–1955
Partick Thistle

110

(35)
1955–1958
Sheffield United

89

(30)
1958–1963
Stoke City

133

(14)
Total

332

(79)
National team
1953
Scottish League XI[2]

1

(0)
Teams managed
1965–1972
Motherwell

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Gibb "Bobby" Howitt (15 July 1925 – 31 January 2005) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield United and Stoke City.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Career statistics


  • 3 Honours


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Career


Howitt started his career in Scotland at Vale of Clyde and Partick Thistle before moving to England with Sheffield United.[1] He made a decent start to English football scoring 14 goals in 44 appearances in 1955–56 as the "Blades" suffered relegation from the First Division.[1] He hit 13 the following season as Sheffield United finished in 6th position in the second tier. He then only scored four in 22 matches in 1957–58 and at the end of the season he signed for league rivals Stoke City.[1] He made fine start to his Stoke career scoring on his debut against Charlton Athletic in a 2–1 victory.[1] He occupied all forward positions in 1958–59 scoring ten goals.[1] New manager Tony Waddington began to use Howitt in a left half position in 1960–61 which saw his goalscoring suffer as a result. However, he began consistent playing in 45 matches in 1961–62 but he often came in for criticism from supporters due to his lack of skill. He played 11 matches in 1962–63 as Stoke won the Second Division and at the end of the season he left to return to Scotland.[1]


He went on to coach at Greenock Morton and was appointed manager of Motherwell in 1965. He spent seven year as manager at Fir Park guiding the "Wells" to the Scottish League Division Two title in 1968–69.



Career statistics


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Club
Season
Division
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Sheffield United

1955–56

First Division
40 14 4 0 44 14

1956–57

Second Division
27 13 0 0 27 13

1957–58
Second Division
22 4 2 1 24 5
Total
89 30 6 1 0 0 95 31

Stoke City

1958–59
Second Division
27 10 2 1 29 11

1959–60
Second Division
21 4 2 1 23 5

1960–61
Second Division
35 0 6 0 1 0 42 0

1961–62
Second Division
40 0 3 0 2 0 45 0

1962–63
Second Division
10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
Total
133 14 13 2 4 0 150 16
Career Total
222 45 19 3 4 0 245 48


Honours


Stoke City


  • Football League Second Division champions: 1962–63


References





  1. ^ abcdefghij Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Bobby Howitt". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.


  3. ^ Bobby Howitt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)




External links



  • Bobby Howitt at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database








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