Don Howe
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Howe | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Springfield, Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 2015 (aged 80) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1964 | West Bromwich Albion | 342 | (17) |
| 1964–1966 | Arsenal | 70 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1957–1959 | England | 23 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1975 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1975–1976 | Galatasaray SK | ||
| 1983–1986 | Arsenal | ||
| 1989–1991 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1992 | Coventry City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Donald "Don" Howe (12 October 1935 – 23 December 2015) was an English football player, coach, manager and pundit.
Howe was born in the Springfield area of Wolverhampton in 1935 and spent his secondary education at St Peter's Collegiate School.
Howe joined the West Bromwich Albion ground staff after leaving school, joining the club as a youth player in December 1950. He turned professional in November 1952, but did not make his debut until 1955, against Everton. A full back, he played 379 league and cup games scoring 19 goals for the Baggies in twelve years.
Howe was signed by Billy Wright's Arsenal in 1964, and was made club captain. However, in March 1966 he broke his leg playing against Blackpool and only played two further first team games both in September 1966. Firstly against Manchester City in the League on the 10th and then on the 13th against Gillingham in the League Cup.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
Howe retired from playing and became Arsenal's reserve team coach under Bertie Mee, then stepping up to first team coach after the departure of Dave Sexton in October 1967. Arsenal won the Double in 1971 with Howe playing a crucial role.
Not long afterward he returned to his old club, West Bromwich Albion, as manager. Howe's tenure at WBA was not a success, as the club were relegated to Division Two in 1973. Howe then joined Leeds United as a coach, later becoming assistant manager under Jimmy Armfield, before moving on to manage Turkish club Galatasaray in 1975. Howe rejoined Arsenal in 1977 as head coach, under Terry Neill.
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