Bobby Howfield

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Bobby Howfield
Born (1936-12-03) 3 December 1936 (age 86)
Watford, England
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1957 Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1959 Watford 47 (9)
1959 Crewe Alexandra 5 (0)
1959–1962 Aldershot 76 (44)
1962–1963 Watford 45 (13)
1963–1965 Fulham 26 (9)
1965 New York Americans ? (?)
1965–1967 Aldershot 34 (10)
1967–1968 Chelmsford City ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Football career
Career information
Position(s) Placekicker
Career history
As player
1968–1970 Denver Broncos
1971–1974 New York Jets

Robert Michael Howfield (born 3 December 1936) is an English former professional sportsman who played both association football and American football. [1]

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Early and personal life

Howfield was born in Watford. His son Ian Howfield kicked for the Houston Oilers in 1991.

Career

Association football

Howfield played as a forward, known for his volatility. [1] Howfield began his association football career with local side Bushey F.C., before signing amateur terms with Millwall in May 1957. [1] He became a professional with Watford in September 1957, playing for the club until July 1959, when he moved to Crewe Alexandra. [1] In October 1959, however, he moved to Aldershot, where his 23 league goals in the 1961–62 season were a club record for a number of years. [1] He played for the club until July 1962 when he returned to Watford for a "substantial fee". [1]

Howfield moved to Fulham in November 1965 for £6000, having made 101 appearances and scored 25 goals in his two spells with the club. [1] He scored three goals for Fulham in the last ten goal performance by a top-flight club. [1]

During 1965 Howfield went to play with the New York Americans of the International Soccer League. [1] He returned to Aldershot in August 1965, playing for the Hampshire club until 1967, [1] before playing non-League football with Chelmsford City. [2]

American football

Known for his powerful kicks, [1] Howfield returned to America to take up American football as a placekicker. Between 1968 and 1970 he played for the Denver Broncos. Following the 1970 season, the Broncos traded Howfield to the New York Jets for Jim Turner. [3] He played for the Jets until 1974.

Later life

After his retirement from sport, Howfield worked in the insurance department of a Denver bank, and he still lives close to the city. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. Surrey: T.G Jones. p. 125. ISBN   0-9527458-0-1.
  2. ↑ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ↑ "Jets Send Turner to Broncos for Howfield in Deal for Kicking Specialists - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. 28 January 1971. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Where are they now?, wfc.net
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