Tommy Howe
FullnameThomas Howe[1]
Birth date6 May 1892[1]
Birth placeWolverhampton, England[1]
Death date1957 (aged 65)[1]
Death placeCannock, England[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
PositionLeft-back
Years 11920
Clubs 1Sunbeam Motors
Years 21921–1925
Clubs 2Stoke
Caps 256
Goals 22
Years 31926
Clubs 3Featherstone Rovers

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

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1]1921–22Second Division100010
1922–23First Division600060
1923–24Second Division24100241
1924–25Second Division19000190
1925–26Second Division610061
Career total56200562

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. p. 5.