Thomas Howell was a professional

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footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played at club level for

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, as a , he played in

's first ever match in the

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(now the

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), the 0-11 defeat by Bradford F.C. during the inaugural 1895–96 season at

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on Saturday 7 September 1895.

Playing career

Howell appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether;

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s, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

Playing career

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