Fred Howe

Fred Howe

Personal information
Date of birth	24 September 1912
Place of birth	Bredbury, Cheshire, England
Date of death	1984
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1929–1930	Wilmslow
1930–1931	Hyde United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1931–1933	Stockport County	2	(0)
1933–1935	Hyde United
1935–1938	Liverpool	89	(36)
1938	Manchester City	6	(5)
1938–1939	Grimsby Town	29	(15)
1946–1947	Oldham Athletic	30	(20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Fred Howe (24 September 1912 in Bredbury, near Stockport, Cheshire – 1984) was an English professional soccer player who played as a striker. His professional career took awhile to get started, playing non-league football until he was 22, only punctuated with a brief spell at Stockport County. He was spotted by Liverpool in 1935, recommended by current player Tommy Johnson, and was quickly converted from an outside left to a striker, a position which better suited his skills. He was Liverpool's top scorer in both 1935–36 and 1936–37, but could not reproduce this form the following season, and left to join Manchester City, only to move on after a few months, joining Grimsby Town. He had managed a decent goalscoring ratio with both, but the outbreak of World War II put the brakes on his career. During the conflict, he guested for Stockport County and Watford, and returned to competitive action at its end, managing 20 goals in 30 appearances for Oldham Athletic, before being released. This brought an end to his career.

External links

• Profile at LFCHistory.net