| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 August 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 June 1979(1979-06-20) (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Shotts United | |||
| Petershill | |||
| 1927–1932 | Hamilton Academical | 159 | (48) |
| 1932–1934 | Hearts | 16 | (4) |
| 1934–1937 | Third Lanark | 90 | (19) |
| 1937 | Queen of the South | 13 | (1) |
| 1937–1938 | St Johnstone | 14 | (3) |
| 1938–1939 | Dundee United | 18 | (2) |
| Total | 310 | (77) | |
| International career | |||
| 1929 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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, Hearts, Third Lanark, Queen of the South, St Johnstone and Dundee United, and made two appearances for Scotland – he was the first serving Hamilton player to be capped for his country.
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).
References
- ^ Howe, Bobby (1926), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 128.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- 1903 births
- 1979 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Dumbarton
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Petershill F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Men's association football wingers
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1900s birth stubs