Don Howe

Don Howe
Don Howe in 1967
Personal information
Full name Donald Howe
Date of birth (1935-10-12)12 October 1935
Place of birth Springfield, Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 23 December 2015(2015-12-23) (aged 80)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1964 West Bromwich Albion 342 (17)
1964–1966 Arsenal 70 (1)
Total 412 (18)
International career
1957–1959 England 23 (0)
Managerial career
1971–1975 West Bromwich Albion
1975–1976 Galatasaray SK
1983–1986 Arsenal
1989–1991 Queens Park Rangers
1992 Coventry City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Donald Howe (12 October 1935 – 23 December 2015) was an English football player, coach, manager and pundit.[1] As a right back Howe featured for clubs West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal together with the England national football team in his playing career. He also went on to manage sides West Brom, Arsenal, Galatasaray, Queens Park Rangers and Coventry City. Howe was also a successful coach and has been described as one of the most influential figures of the English footballing game.[2][3]

  1. ^ Mason, Peter (24 December 2015). "Don Howe obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LMA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Football: Survivor with the know-how: Simon O'Hagan meets Don Howe, the enduring figure in England's coaching set-up". The Independent. 4 September 1994.

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