Terry Howard

Terry Howard
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-02-26) 26 February 1966
Place of birth Stepney, England
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Chelsea 6 (0)
1985 → Crystal Palace (loan) 4 (0)
1986 → Chester City (loan) 2 (0)
1986–1995 Leyton Orient 328 (31)
1995–1996 Wycombe Wanderers 59 (2)
1996 Woking ? (?)
1998–1999 Aldershot Town 45 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Terry Howard (born 26 February 1966 in Stepney) is an English retired footballer who played for Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Chester City, Leyton Orient, Wycombe Wanderers, Woking and Aldershot Town.

A tall full-back, Terry Howard played for Essex Schoolboys. He signed for Chelsea as an apprentice in Feb 1983. He was a regular member of the Chelsea Football Combination Championship side in 1984-1985. He made his first team debut for Chelsea in April 1985 against Aston Villa.[1]

After loan periods with Crystal Palace and Chester City, he moved to Leyton Orient in 1986.

On 7 February 1995, Howard, in his 397th appearance for Leyton Orient,[2] was sacked at half-time by then-manager John Sitton, as featured in the Channel 4 documentary Orient: Club for a Fiver.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Chelsea Football Club The Full Statistical Story 1905-1986 by Scott Cheshire and Ron Hockings ISBN 0-9511640-0-7
  2. ↑ Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905411-50-2.
  3. ↑ Smyth, Rob (2006-11-01). "The Knowledge: Rubbish goalkeepers substituted before half-time". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-11-24.


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