Neil Howarth

Neil Howarth
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-11-15) 15 November 1971
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club 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)
National team
1995–1997 England C 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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. 2003-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  2. ↑ "#5 - Neil Howarth". Top Ten Best Macclesfield Town Players. Top 10 Land. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  3. 1 2 Stoner, Colin (1999-02-27). "Robins snap-up Howarth know how". Sports Argus (Birmingham, England). Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  4. ↑ "Neil Howarth". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  5. ↑ "Final 1998/1999 Football Conference Table". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  6. ↑ "Trio to leave Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 2003-04-22. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  7. ↑ "Telford sign Howarth". BBC Sport. 2003-06-13. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  8. ↑ "Yates handed Harriers post". The Citizen. 2006-01-07.
  9. ↑ "Neil Howarth - Assistant Manager". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  10. 1 2 "Management duo pen Harriers deals". BBC Sport. 2007-06-04. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  11. ↑ "Yates signs new deal at Harriers". BBC Sport. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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