Roly Howard

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Roly Howard
Personal information
Full name Roland J Howard [1]
Date of birth (1935-04-10) 10 April 1935 (age 88) [2]
Place of birth Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]
Managerial career
YearsTeam
1972–2005 Marine

Roland J. Howard (born 10 April 1935) is a former English football manager. He has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest serving senior club football manager in the world for his management of Merseyside club Marine for 33 years between 1972 and 2005. [3]

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Management career

A former footballer, Howard had been reserve team manager for Marine and was appointed first-team manager of the Crosby based club at the start of the 1972–73 season. His first match in charge was on 12 August 1972, a 2-2 draw against Stalybridge Celtic [4] and he was in charge for 1,975 matches, with his final match being the 2004–05 Liverpool Senior Cup final against Everton on 4 May 2005. [5]

He initially combined the roles of groundsman and manager for his first seven years managing the club. [6] In his time with Marine he guided them to five league titles, fifteen county and league cup wins, the FA Trophy semi-finals and once into the third round of the FA Cup. [5] [7]

He also managed the Northern Premier League representative side for sixteen years. [6]

In his retirement year a Merseyside Legends team which included John Aldridge, David Fairclough, Michael Thomas, Gary Ablett and Mark Lawrenson played in his testimonial match against a variety of Marine players from Howard's 33 years in charge. [8]

In 2012 he was awarded the League Merit Award by the Northern Premier League in recognition of his service to the club and league. [6]

Fellow Merseyside manager Jimmy Davies who set up Waterloo Dock and managed them for 50 years exceeded Howard's 33 years in charge but is not recognised as a record holder by Guinness. [9]

Management honours

Personal life

His daily job was as a window-cleaner in Southport with his clients including former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, who became a personal friend. He continued his window cleaning rounds at the age of 70 when he retired from club management. [4]

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  3. ↑ "Longest serving football (soccer) club manager". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 Turnbull, Simon (8 May 2005). "1,975 games and out for ancient mariner". The Independent. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 Oliver, Pete (28 April 2005). "End of the road for Marine boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 McMillan, Dave (26 March 2012). "Evo-Stik Awards - Roly Howard". Marine AFC. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Marine F.C. Honours". The Official Marine F.C. Website.
  8. ↑ "All-star salute to legend Roly". Liverpool Echo. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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