Michael Howard (footballer, born 1978)

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Michael Howard
Personal information
Full name Michael Anthony Howard [1]
Date of birth (1978-12-02) 2 December 1978 (age 44) [1]
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Afan Lido
Youth career
1994–1996 Liverpool
1996–1997 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
1998–2004 Swansea City 228 (2)
2004–2009 Morecambe 95 (1)
2008Oxford United (loan) 17 (1)
2009–2010 Llanelli 13 (0)
2010–2012 Aberystwyth Town 45 (0)
2012– Afan Lido
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:08, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Michael Anthony Howard (born 2 December 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a defender who plays for Afan Lido.

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Career

Born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, Howard initially started his career with Liverpool before being signed as a trainee by Tranmere Rovers. He was signed by Jim Harvey for Morecambe from Swansea City, where he had been a regular for 6 seasons, at the start of the 2004–05 season.

His consistent performances at left-back saw him win the 'Junior Red of the Year' award at the award ceremony at the end of the 2005–06 season. This award was voted for by members of the Morecambe Junior Reds Supporters' Club.

In January 2008, Howard joined Oxford United on a short-term loan deal. [2] He was released by Morecambe in May 2009 and subsequently joined Welsh Premier side Llanelli, making his debut in the Europa League victory against Motherwell. In July 2010, Howard joined Aberystwyth Town. [3]

In June 2012 he joined Afan Lido.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. Patterson signs trio of new faces, BBC Sport
  3. "Llanelli defender Howard joins Aberystwyth". welsh-premier.com. 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2010.