John Howshall
English footballer
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| Intro | English footballer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 12 July 1912, Stoke-on-Trent | |
| Age | 112 years |
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Biography
John Henry Howshall (12 July 1912 – 1962) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Bristol Rovers, Carlisle United, Chesterfield, Southport and Stoke City.
Career
Howshall was born in Stoke-on-Trent and played amateur football with Dresden Juniors, Longton Juniors and Dresden United before joining Stoke City in 1933. He played once for Stoke in 1932–33 which came in a 1–1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 30 September 1933. He was released at the end of the season and went of to play for Football League Third Division sides Chesterfield, Southport, Bristol Rovers, Accrington Stanley and Carlisle United before ending his career with non-league Northwich Victoria and Wigan Athletic.
Career statistics
- Sourced from John Howshall profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | 3rd Div. Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1932–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chesterfield | 1934–35 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Southport | 1935–36 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1936–37 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1937–38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Accrington Stanley | 1938–39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | 1938–39 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Career Total | 140 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 154 | 0 | |