Neil Howarth

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Neil Howarth
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-11-15) 15 November 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Bury (Head of Operation and Player Analysis)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1994 Burnley 1 (0)
1990-1991 Chorley ? (?)
1994–1999 Macclesfield Town ? (?)
1999–2003 Cheltenham Town 120 (7)
2003–2006 Telford United 68 (4)
2006 Kidderminster Harriers 1 (0)
International career
1995–1997 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Howarth (born 15 November 1971 in Bolton) is an English former professional footballer who is assistant manager for Cheltenham Town. As a player, he played in the Football League with Macclesfield Town and Cheltenham Town.

Career

Howarth is a former Burnley, Macclesfield Town and Chorley player,[1] who as captain led Macclesfield Town to two Conference National titles, in 1995 and 1997, to FA Trophy winners in 1996, and to the runner-up spot in Division Three in 1998.[2][3] He joined Cheltenham Town in February 1999 for a fee of £7,000[3] and made over 140 appearances for the club in four-and-a-half seasons.[4] helping them to the National Conference title in 1998–99.[5] He left Cheltenham in 2003 when his contract was not renewed[6] and joined Conference side Telford United[7] where he spent two-and-a-half seasons. In January 2006, he joined Kidderminster Harriers as assistant manager to Mark Yates[8][9] and helped revive the club after relegation from the Football League in 2005.[10] He signed a new two-year contract in June 2007,[10] and a further one-year contract in May 2009.[11] He left Kidderminster Harriers the same day as boss Mark Yates and joined Cheltenham Town firstly as First Team Coach before becoming Assistant Manager.

As of 2015, he is Head of Operation and Player Analysis at Football League One side Bury

References

  1. ^ "Telford close in on Howarth". BBC Sport. 12 June 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  2. ^ "#5 - Neil Howarth". Top Ten Best Macclesfield Town Players. Top 10 Land. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  3. ^ a b Stoner, Colin (27 February 1999). "Robins snap-up Howarth know how". Sports Argus (Birmingham, England). Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Neil Howarth". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Final 1998/1999 Football Conference Table". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Trio to leave Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 22 April 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Telford sign Howarth". BBC Sport. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  8. ^ "Yates handed Harriers post". The Citizen. 7 January 2006. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ^ "Neil Howarth - Assistant Manager". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Management duo pen Harriers deals". BBC Sport. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  11. ^ "Yates signs new deal at Harriers". BBC Sport. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.

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