Don Howe

Donald "Don" Howe (12 October 1935 – 23 December 2015) was an English football player, coach, manager and pundit. He was born in the Springfield area of Wolverhampton.

Career
Howe spent most of his playing career at West Bromwich Albion.
Howe joined the West Bromwich Albion ground staff after leaving school,Soccer Who's Who compiled by Maurice Golesworthy Sportsmans Book Club London 1965 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 nearly 350 games for the Baggies in twelve years, as well as becoming a regular in the England team; he played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and won 23 caps in total.

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 never recovered well enough to play in the first team again.

Later life and death
Howe retired from coaching in the summer of 2003 after more than 30 years. He occasionally wrote as a pundit for the BBC Sport website. He also had a regular column in the official Arsenal magazine. Right up until his death he ran youth coaching schemes across the United Kingdom.

Howe died, aged 80, in December 2015.

Honours
Player
Club
West Bromwich Albion
FA Cup: 1953–54
FA Charity Shield: 1954

England
British Home Championship: 1958, 1959, 1960

Assistant Manager
Arsenal
Inter Cities Fairs Cup: 1970
First Division: 1970–71
FA Cup: 1970–71

Wimbledon
FA Cup: 1987–88

Coach
Arsenal
FA Cup: 1978–79
FA Youth Cup: 2000
FA Youth Cup: 2001

Individual
LMA Special Merit Award: 2004
FA Licensed Coaches Club Hall of Fame: 2013

References

Other websites

Englandstats.com profile 

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Category:Galatasaray S.K. (football) managers
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Category:Association football coaches