Neil Howarth

English footballer (born 1971)

Neil Howarth
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-11-15) 15 November 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Bolton, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1994 Burnley 1 (0)
1993–1994 → Macclesfield Town (Loan) 23 (3)
1994–1999 Macclesfield Town 176 (19)
1999–2003 Cheltenham Town 120 (7)
2003–2006 Telford United 68 (4)
2006 Kidderminster Harriers 1 (0)
Total 389 (33)
International career
1995–1997 England C 2 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Kidderminster Harriers (assistant manager)
2009–2014 Cheltenham Town (assistant manager)
2018 Macclesfield Town (assistant manager)
2018 Macclesfield Town (caretaker)
2020– Stourbridge (assistant manager)
2021– Solihull Moors (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Howarth (born 15 November 1971) is an English football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a defender in the Football League with Macclesfield Town and Cheltenham Town.

Career

Howarth is a former Burnley, Macclesfield Town and cheltenham town player,[1] who as captain led Macclesfield Town to two Conference National titles, in 1995 and 1997, to FA Trophy winners in 1996, and to the runner-up spot in Division Three in 1998.[2][3] He joined Cheltenham Town in February 1999 for a fee of £10,000[3] and made over 140 appearances for the club in four-and-a-half seasons.[4] helping them to the National Conference title in 1998–99.[5] He left Cheltenham in 2003 when his contract was not renewed[6] and joined Conference side Telford United[7] where he spent two-and-a-half seasons.

In January 2006, he joined Kidderminster Harriers as assistant manager to Mark Yates[8][9] and helped revive the club after relegation from the Football League in 2005.[10] He signed a new two-year contract in June 2007,[10] and a further one-year contract in May 2009.[11] He left Kidderminster Harriers the same day as boss Mark Yates and joined Cheltenham Town firstly as first team coach before becoming Assistant Manager. He left the club in 2014.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Telford close in on Howarth". BBC Sport. 12 June 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  2. ^ "#5 - Neil Howarth". Top Ten Best Macclesfield Town Players. Top 10 Land. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  3. ^ a b Stoner, Colin (27 February 1999). "Robins snap-up Howarth know how". Sports Argus (Birmingham, England). Retrieved 3 June 2008.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Neil Howarth". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Final 1998/1999 Football Conference Table". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Trio to leave Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 22 April 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Telford sign Howarth". BBC Sport. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  8. ^ "Yates handed Harriers post". The Citizen. 7 January 2006.
  9. ^ "Neil Howarth - Assistant Manager". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 11 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Management duo pen Harriers deals". BBC Sport. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  11. ^ "Yates signs new deal at Harriers". BBC Sport. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  12. ^ "Yates' Backroom Team Confirmed". www.mtfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2018. [dead link]

External links

  • Neil Howarth at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  • Neil Howarth at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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  • Jo. Stevenson (1946)
  • Twemlow (1946–47)
  • Edwardsp (1947–49)
  • Swindells (1949–1951)
  • Smithp (1951–55)
  • Swindells (1955–1958)
  • Robinsonp (1958–59)
  • Bowyerp (1960–63)
  • Leakep (1963–67)
  • Beaumontp (1968–72)
  • Haydock (1972–74)
  • Brown (1974)
  • Collinsc (1974)
  • W. Stevensonp (1974–75)
  • Collins (1975–76)
  • Colemanc (1976)
  • Barnes (1976)
  • Taylor (1976)
  • Connor (1976–78)
  • Partridge (1978)
  • Staley (1978–80)
  • Williams (1980–81)
  • Booth (1981–85)
  • Griffithsp (1985–86)
  • R. Campbellc (1986)
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  • Alexander (2008–10)
  • Simpson (2010–12)
  • Horton (2012)
  • Chamberlainc (2012)
  • King (2012–13)
  • Askey (2013–18)
  • Yates (2018)
  • Howarth & Whitakerc (2018)
  • S. Campbell (2018–19)
  • Whitakerc (2019)
  • McMahon (2019–20)
  • Whitakerc (2020)
  • Kennedy (2020)
  • Flowers (2020)
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