Bobby Howitt

Bobby Howitt

Personal information
Full name	Robert Gibb Howitt
Date of birth	15 July 1925(1925-07-15)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
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	88	(30)
1958–1963	Stoke City	133	(14)
Total		331	(79)
National team
1953	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
Teams managed
1965–1972	Motherwell
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Robert Gibb Howitt (1929 – 2005) was a footballer who played in The Football League for Sheffield United and Stoke City.

Career

Bobby Howitt started his career in Scotland at Vale of Clyde and Partick Thistle before moving to England with Sheffield United. He joined Stoke City in 1958 at became a useful player around at the Victoria Ground. Howitt established himself as half-back and often drew criticism from supporters due to his lack of skill however Howitt gave his all for Stoke until he left in 1963. Howitt died in 2005 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.