Bobby Howlett

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Bobby Howlett
Personal information
Full name Robert Victor Howlett [1]
Date of birth (1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 74) [1]
Place of birth West Ham, Essex, England [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1969 Southend United 6 (0)
1969–1970 Colchester United 16 (0)
Total22(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Victor Howlett (born 12 December 1948) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Southend United and Colchester United. He began his career at Chelsea where he failed to make a first-team appearance.

Career

Born in West Ham, Essex, Howlett signed for Chelsea as a youth, prior to signing for Southend United. He failed to make an appearance at Chelsea, and played in just six league games for Southend between 1967 and 1969, [2] starting four league games and coming on as a substitute for the other two, also making one FA Cup start. [3]

Howlett signed for Essex rivals Colchester United in July 1969, [3] and made his debut on 9 August 1969 at Sincil Bank during a 3–3 draw with Lincoln City. [4] He made a further 15 league appearances for the U's. [5] On 18 April 1970, Howlett was to play his last professional game, after coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Ray Whittaker, he suffered a career-ending broken leg in a challenge with Peter Gelson in the 88th minute of a 2–0 away defeat to Brentford. [6] He was forced to retire on medical grounds after this injury. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "SOUTHEND UNITED:1946/47-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 "SUFCdb – Player Detail – Bobby Howlett". Southend United database. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 3–3 Lincoln City". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Brentford 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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