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Russell Howarth
Personal information
Full name Russell Michael Howarth[1]
Date of birth (1982-03-27) 27 March 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth York, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1996–1999 York City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 York City 8 (0)
2002–2005 Tranmere Rovers 12 (0)
2005–2007 Bradford City 11 (0)
Total 31 (0)
International career
1999 England U16 2 (0)
2000–2001 England U18 4 (0)
2001–2002 England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Russell Michael Howarth (born 27 March 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Howarth started his career with the youth system of hometown club York City in 1996 while a schoolboy, before becoming a trainee in 1998. His debut for the first team came at the age of 17, playing in the first six games of the 1999–2000 season, and signed a professional contract with the club in 1999. However, he was unable to play regularly for York due to the form of Bobby Mimms and Alan Fettis. After having trials with Premier League and First Division clubs he left York in November 2002 to sign for Tranmere Rovers for a five-figure fee. Here, he again played sporadically, only having runs in the team when first-choice goalkeeper John Achterberg was unavailable. After being released by Tranmere in 2005 he signed for Bradford City. In his first season at the club he made 15 appearances, the most in a season for Howarth, but was unable to dislodge Donovan Ricketts in goal and in 2007 was released. He immediately retired from football and started working as a paramedic.

While at York, Howarth played for England at a number of youth levels and amassed 10 caps across these. He was capped twice by England at under-16 level in 1999, while still a trainee at York. He tussled with Chelsea's Rhys Evans for a starting place in the under-18 side, playing for them in 2001 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifying. After making four under-18 appearances from 2000 to 2001, he progressed to the under-20 side, competing not only with Evans for a place in the side, but also with Stephen Bywater and Boaz Myhill. He was capped four times for the side from 2001 to 2002 before being given a late call-up to the under-21 team playing at the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, although he did not make any appearances. Following his move to Tranmere he was still included in under-21 squads, but failed to make his debut at this level.

Early life

Howarth was born in York, North Yorkshire to Michael and Lyn Howarth.[1][2] He was baptised in Riccall, North Yorkshire and attended Barlby High School.[3] As a youth he played for Olympia Station FC, before representing York and District Schools at the age of 12.[2] Despite playing in goal, in one season while playing as a left-sided midfielder he managed to score 29 goals.[2] He soon returned to playing as a goalkeeper and impressed Huntington School teacher Alan Whitehead, a former York City player, who was running the York and District team.[2]

Club career

York City

Howarth started his career with hometown club York City in their youth system, joining in 1996 on schoolboy forms, before signing a three-year academy scholarship in the summer of 1998 to become a first-year trainee.[2] During May 1999 he played for York in a the Candia-66 International Under-20s Tournament, a 20-team youth tournament in Europe, which the side won after defeating Trenkvin Slowakigie in the Final, with Howarth saving two penalty kicks in the 4–2 penalty shoot-out victory.[4] At the age of 17 he made his first team debut for Third Division York in a 1–0 victory at home to Swansea City in the opening game of the 1999–2000 season on 7 August.[5] He started this season as York's first-choice first team goalkeeper ahead of the experienced Bobby Mimms,[6] keeping cleans sheets in the first three games of the season.[5] Two days after making his fifth successive appearance, Howarth signed a three-year professional contract with York on 26 August.[1][5][7] However, after conceding 11 goals in three games, and having played in York's first six games of the season,[5] he was dropped for Mimms, with manager Neil Thompson opting for a more experienced goalkeeper.[8] After being dropped, York's management team insisted Howarth's exclusion was intended to safeguard the player, and was not based on merit.[9] Howarth's first appearance since August came after entering York's 2–0 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle on 19 February 2000 as a 72nd minute substitute due to an injury to Mimms.[10][11] He was favoured over Mimms for the following game, a 0–0 draw at home to Exeter City on 26 February,[12] in which he gave a "solid showing".[13] However, following the signing of Northern Ireland international Alan Fettis, Howarth was once again restricted to the York bench.[14] His first season in senior football finished with eight appearances.[5]

In May he linked up with Premier League club Leeds United, playing for them in a seven-a-side tournament in Singapore, due to the goalkeepers on their books being unavailable.[15] Howarth played for York in the Candia-66 International Under-20s Tournament for a second successive summer, although he only played one game as he was being rested after playing for Leeds.[16] His first appearance of the 2000–01 season came in York's 5–1 defeat at home to Stoke City in the League Cup first round first leg, in which he fumbled a Graham Fenton cross, from which Stoke were able to open the scoring.[17] He garnered praise from York's part-time goalkeeping coach and former Everton player Neville Southall, who Howarth held as a boyhood hero, by saying "Russ can be as good as he wants to be. He works hard and has a great attitude when a lot of youngsters today at big clubs don't have such a good attitude. He will succeed. Even if it is in three, five or even ten years, he will succeed."[18] Howarth made his second appearance of the season, due to Fettis being rested, after starting in a 4–0 defeat at home to Darlington on 9 January 2001 in the Football League Trophy Northern Section first round.[19][20] Despite conceding four goals he was the only player to escape criticism from manager Terry Dolan, who said "He was let down by everyone else around him. He had no protection whatsoever. His kicking was excellent and he did everything else he had to do without a problem."[20] The season finished with Howarth having played two games,[19] with his opportunities in the team being restricted due to the good form of Fettis.[21]

With Fettis being rested his first appearance of the 2001–02 season was a 2–0 defeat away at Notts County on 16 October in the Football League Trophy Northern Section first round, in which he made a number of fine saves.[22][23] He was named man of the match and Dolan remarked that "he is playing as well as I have seen him and he is putting real pressure on Alan Fettis."[24] Despite not featuring regularly for York, he spent four days on trial with Premier League outfit Sunderland, spending three days training with the side and playing 45 minutes of a practice match against Huddersfield Town.[25] Howarth then in January 2002 spent a brief period on trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the First Division, playing in a reserve team game against Huddersfield and reportedly impressing manager Dave Jones.[26] His first league appearance for York in over two years came after substituting an injured Fettis in the 65th minute of a 3-0 victory at home to Bristol Rovers on 17 April.[27][28] Two days later he was offered a new contract by York.[29] He was selected to start the following game, a 1–0 defeat away at Scunthorpe United, York's final game of the season, as Fettis was still injured, which was his first start since February 2000.[30][31] He finished the season with three appearances.[32]

Larger clubs became interested in buying him during the summer and he decided to weigh up his options before deciding on his future.[33] He trialled with Everton in May 2002,[33] and played in a friendly against Falkirk in the Alex Scott Memorial Trophy, in which he kept a clean sheet.[34] He later revealed he was interested in a move to Everton and due to the form of Fettis in the York goal he decided to pursue a move from the club.[35][36] Following the expiry of his York contract on 30 June, Howarth joined Wolves for a second trial in July for a two-week period.[37] After this he played in Wolves' opening pre-season friendly against Morecambe and was invited to join them for their pre-season tour of Portugal.[38] Despite being out of contract at York the club was entitled a fee as he was under 24 years of age and a bid of £60,000 from Wolves was rejected.[39][40] After this he was recalled by York to participate in a pre-season friendly against Sunderland, although he refused to participate after telling Dolan he did not want to play for the club.[41] He revealed he did not want to play in the game in the fear of an injury ending his proposed transfer to Wolves.[42] His proposed move to Wolves continued until August and late that month he trained with Tottenham Hotspur of the Premier League.[43] He played in a practice match for Tottenham,[44] and after they failed to follow up their interest in him Wolves made a bid to sign him on loan, which York rejected.[40] After Marlon Beresford left York and Howarth's proposed transfers to Tottenham and Wolves fell through he re-signed for the club on a week-to-week contract.[45][46] Despite this, he spent a two-day trial with Premier League side Newcastle United in late September.[47] Howarth's first appearance of the 2002–03 season came in a 4–3 defeat to Lincoln City on 22 October in the Football League Trophy Northern Section first round after Fettis was rested due to injury.[48][49]

Tranmere Rovers

Howarth eventually completed a move from York after signing for Tranmere Rovers of the Second Division for an undisclosed five-figure fee on 5 November.[50] The transfer fee was later revealed by York chairman John Batchelor to have been an initial figure of just £25,000.[51] After signing he commented that "I felt I had gone a little bit stale at York and the time was right to move on".[52] His debut for Tranmere came three weeks after signing when he entered their 2–1 defeat away at Cardiff City in an FA Cup first round replay on 26 November as a 72nd minute substitute after John Achterberg was sent off.[53] Tranmere did not concede a goal during Howarth's 18 minutes on the pitch and his performance was positive, looking "cool and composed between the sticks".[53] However, with Achterberg established in the Tranmere goal Howarth had to wait until 4 February 2003 to make his league debut against Cheltenham Town, after coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute after Achterberg picked up an injury.[54][55] He conceded two goals in 33 minutes on the pitch on as Tranmere went on to lose the game 3–1.[55] Howarth could only retain his place on the bench for the following game against Swindon Town on 8 February, with Achterberg returning from injury.[56] His first start in a Tranmere shirt came over two months later in a 0–0 away at Luton Town on 5 April after Achterberg picked up an injury in training the previous day.[57] He started the following game, a 1–0 victory at home to Wycombe Wanderers on 12 April, with Achterberg being restricted to the bench.[58] Despite keeping clean sheets in both of these games, he was dropped for the next game against Notts County on 19 April.[59] He did not make any more appearances for Tranmere that season, in which he appeared four times for the side.[60]

Howarth continued to be kept out of the side in the 2003–04 season and only made his first appearance after Achterberg was injured the warm-up against Swindon on 3 March 2004.[61] The side lost the game 2–0, although his performance was positive, making a number of good saves.[61] However, he returned to the bench after Achterberg was declared fit for the following game against Millwall on 7 April.[62] He did not play another game that season, which he thus finished with one appearance.[63] Howarth's first 2004–05 season appearance came as a 20th minute substitute after Achterberg was in a game away at Hull City on 18 December.[64] After conceding one goal scored by Ian Ashbee in the 34th minute, he suffered the same fate as Achterberg after being injured in a challenge with Stuart Elliott, being substituted at half-time.[64] However, he returned in time for Tranmere's next game against Barnsley on 26 December, and with Achterberg ruled out for the Christmas period with a knee injury he started in a 1–1 draw.[65][66] This meant Howarth had a run of nine consecutive games in goal for Tranmere, with an appearance against Oldham Athletic in the Football League Trophy Northern semi-final on 25 January 2005 being his last before Achterberg made a surprising return against Luton on 29 January.[67][68] He failed to play for the side again that season, which he finished with nine appearances, and was released by Tranmere on 24 May.[69][70]

Bradford City

Howarth returned to Yorkshire on 8 June after he signed for League One club Bradford City on a two-year contract.[71] He was signed to provide competition for Donovan Ricketts – manager Colin Todd said "It was a position we needed filling badly. I am delighted to have got a keeper of Russell's calibre".[71] Despite being given a chance to affirm himself in pre-season with Ricketts away on international duty,[72] it was Ricketts who started the 2005–06 season as first-choice goalkeeper.[73] Howarth made his debut in Bradford's fourth game of the season away at Rotherham United on 20 August, coming on as a 27th minute substitute after Ricketts was injured, and conceded one goal in a 1–1 draw.[73][74] He made his first start in the team's following game, a 5–0 victory over League Two side Rochdale in the League Cup first round on 23 August.[73] These were the first two appearances of 12 game-long run in the team, before being dropped after nearly two months when Ricketts returned from injury and played against Port Vale on 15 October.[73][75] His last two appearances for Bradford that season came because Ricketts was suspended, which were a 5–3 defeat at home to Barnsley in an FA Cup second round replay and a 2–1 defeat at home to Rotherham in the league on 17 December.[73][76] Howarth finished his first campaign at Bradford with a career-record 15 appearances.[77]

After starting the 2006–07 season again as second-choice to Ricketts, he revealed his desire for a loan away from Bradford for first team football, saying "It is approaching make or break in terms of my career. I need to start playing regularly again as soon as possible".[78] Former club York, by this time playing in the Conference National, made a failed loan bid for him in September 2006.[79] Howarth's first and only appearance of the season, a 2–1 defeat at home to Scunthorpe in the Football League Trophy Northern Section first round on 17 October, proved to be the last game of his career.[80] He was released by Bradford on 9 May 2007 and subsequently retired from professional football at the age of 25.[81][82]

International career

England under-16

Howarth was first called-up for international duty after being included in the England national under-16 team to play Turkey on 12 January 1999, being the only player with a club from below the top two divisions to have been selected.[2] He made his debut in this game, after entering as a 70th minute substitute for Chelsea's Rhys Evans in a 2–0 victory.[83] His second cap and first start for the side came two months later in a 1–0 victory at home to Turkey on 30 March.[83] Following the game, Sky Sports commentator Brian Marwood said "He has been outstanding for England tonight".[84]

England under-18

His next international call-up came over a year later for the under-18s for a game against Luxembourg, with him this time being one of two players with clubs below the top two divisions.[85] He debuted for the side after coming on as a 60th minute substitute for Evans in this game, which ended a 2–0 victory on 27 April 2000.[86] Howarth was then called up for a friendly with Israel on 1 September,[87] although he failed to figure in the game as Evans was chosen to start.[88] In September he was named as part of the team that would participate in a 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying mini-tournament hosted in Ancona, Italy, which included Andorra, the Faroe Islands and Italy.[89] He failed to appear in the first game against Andorra on 7 October, but made his first start for the under-18s in the next game, a 5–0 victory over the Faroe Islands on 9 October.[88] Howarth was excluded from the line-up for the final game against Italy, which England won to progress to the intermediate qualifying round.[88][90]

Howarth was called up for a friendly against Belgium at Bradford City's Valley Parade on 16 November, in which he started as England won 3–2, despite Evans having seemingly established himself as the number one choice for the under-18s.[88][91] He was then included in the squad for another friendly, who would play the Netherlands on 1 March 2001,[92] although Evans was eventually chosen ahead of Howarth.[88] He was called into the squads to play Poland in the intermediate qualifying round first and second legs against Poland,[93][94] although he failed to play a part in either, as Evans started in a 1–0 defeat at White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspur's ground, on 22 March and the 0–0 away draw on 26 April.[88] With Evans omitted from the squad to play Switzerland at FC Grenchen's Stadion Brühl in a friendly on 30 May, Howarth started in a 1–0 defeat that proved to be his final appearance for the under-18s, in which he was substituted for Boaz Myhill of Aston Villa.[88][95]

England under-20

Despite being ineligible to play for the under-19 team due to an alteration to the England set-up,[96] he was called up for the under-20s for a game against Portugal at St Mary's Stadium on 21 November.[97] He started the game, which was England's first fixture at under-20 level since the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was substituted after half-time for Myhill, with the side winning the game 1–0.[97][98] Howarth came on for England as a half-time substitute for Evans in a 3–0 victory over Finland in their penultimate friendly ahead of the 2002 Toulon Tournament.[98][99] A call-up came for the final friendly away at Portugal on 10 April,[100] again entering as a half-time substitute, this time for Myhill.[98]

After originally being left out the squad, he was given a last minute call-up to play at the Toulon Tournament in May, after Stephen Bywater was called up for the under-21 team.[101] Howarth did not play in first group game against Poland on 10 May as Bywater started, but in the second game against Portugal he was chosen ahead of Evans in a 1–0 victory over Portugal on 12 May.[98] However, he was dropped for the final group game against Brazil on 14 May to make way for Evans, who also played in England's final game in the tournament against Japan on 17 May.[98]

England under-21

Shortly after the under-19s' exit from the Toulon Tournament, Howarth was called up for the under-21 side playing in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship after Bywater picked up an injury and Evans, who the under-21s initially tried adding to the squad, was also injured.[102] He was on the bench for England's final two group games against Italy and Portugal, and after losing both of these games the team was eliminated.[103][104] Following the tournament he was re-called by the under-21s for a game against Yugoslavia on 6 September,[105] although Liverpool's Chris Kirkland started.[106] He was then included in the squad for the under-21s' next game against Slovakia on 11 October in qualification Group 7 of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, and despite Kirkland being injured, he failed to play as Wolves' Matt Murray was selected.[107][108] In the following qualifier against Macedonia on 15 October he failed to even make the bench, while Kirkland made the starting line-up.[109][110] Following his move to Tranmere, his international call-ups continued, being selected for a get-together of the under-21s in November, ahead of their 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifiers against Portugal and Turkey in March and April 2003.[111] However, he did not play in either game, with Bywater and Murray starting.[106] He was next included in the squad for qualifiers against Macedonia and Portugal in September, having been a late call-up, but did not eventually meet up with the team as an agreement was reached that he would only be on standby for the games, unless he was required.[112][113]

Post-football

Following his retirement, Howarth became a paramedic.[114] He became a coach for City Football Development, which was set up to offer coaching to youngsters in York, in August 2009.[115]

Personal life

Howarth has been an Everton supporter since the early 1990s.[116] His girlfriend Victoria worked as a deputy head teacher and while Howarth was a Tranmere player the couple lived on the Wirral.[3] Their daughter, Georgia May, was born in late 2004.[117] After signing for Bradford in 2005, Howarth briefly lived in Riccall with his parents before purchasing a second home in Halifax, West Yorkshire to live in with his partner.[117]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
York City 1999–2000[5] 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
2000–01[19] 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
2001–02[32] 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
2002–03[49] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 14 0
Tranmere Rovers 2002–03[60] 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2003–04[63] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2004–05[69] 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Total 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
Bradford City 2005–06[77] 11 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 15 0
2006–07[118] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 11 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 16 0
Career totals 31 0 2 0 5 0 6 0 44 0
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.

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