fullname years clubs caps goals birth_place position birth_date article_title name
william howarth 1899 -- 1903 accrington burnley ? 14 ? 0 england inside forward 1875 william howarth -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 william howarth
william howarth -lrb- footballer -rrb-

william howarth -lrb- born 1875 , deceased -rrb- was an english professional footballer who predominantly played as an inside forward , but also appeared in various other positions .
he started his career with accrington before joining football league first division side burnley in december 1899 .
howarth made his debut for the club in the second division match away at glossop on 22 september 1900 .
he went on to keep his place for the following four matches , with the team recording victories over middlesbrough and chesterfield , before losing his place to james savage for the game against new brighton tower on 27 october 1900 .
howarth played in the burnley reserves for the remainder of the 1900 -- 01 season , and he was unable to break into the first team at the beginning of the following campaign .
he made his first appearance of the season on 18 january 1902 in the 0 -- 0 draw with woolwich arsenal at turf moor , deputising for harry ross in an unfamiliar right-back position .
howarth then played at left-half in the 2 -- 5 defeat to burton united three games later .
he was more involved in first team matches throughout the 1902 -- 03 season , making a total of seven league appearance , including a three-game spell at right-half following the departure of tommy morrison to manchester united .
haworth played his last competitive match for burnley in the final match of the campaign , a 0 -- 3 defeat away at stockport county .
the team finished bottom of the league in the 1902 -- 03 season and manager ernest mangnall subsequently released several players , and howarth was one of the men to leave the club in april 1903 .
