Robert Howe (footballer) explained

Robert Howe
Birth Date:3 August 1903
Birth Place:Dumbarton, Scotland
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Height:5ft 8in[1]
Position:Left winger
Clubs1:Shotts United
Clubs2:Petershill
Years3:1927–1932
Clubs3:Hamilton Academical
Caps3:159
Goals3:48
Years4:1932–1934
Clubs4:Hearts
Caps4:16
Goals4:4
Years5:1934–1937
Clubs5:Third Lanark
Caps5:90
Goals5:19
Years6:1937
Clubs6:Queen of the South
Caps6:13
Goals6:1
Years7:1937–1938
Clubs7:St Johnstone
Caps7:14
Goals7:3
Years8:1938–1939
Clubs8:Dundee United
Caps8:18
Goals8:2
Totalcaps:310
Totalgoals:77
Nationalyears1:1929
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Robert Howe (3 August 1903 – 20 June 1979) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left winger.

Career

Born in Dumbarton, Howe played club football for Hamilton Academical,[1] Hearts, Third Lanark, Queen of the South, St Johnstone and Dundee United, and made two appearances for Scotland[2] [3] – he was the first serving Hamilton player to be capped for his country.[1]

At club level, his most notable achievements were winning Scottish Football League Division Two with Third Lanark in 1934–35 and reaching the final of the Scottish Cup with the club one year later (the match was lost to Rangers).[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/howe-bobby-1927 Howe, Bobby (1926)
  2. Book: Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Paul Smith. Pitch Publishing. 2013. 128.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5FVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KTQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3950%2C2937061 Rangers Retain Scottish Cup