Steven Norman Howey (born 26 October 1971) is an English football coach, former professional

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and sports radio presenter. As a player, he was a

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who notably played in the

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for

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East En ...

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and

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pik ...

, before winding up his career with brief stings in the MLS with

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and in the

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with

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. He was capped four times by

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and was part of the

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squad. Following the end of his playing days, Howey had a brief spell in charge of non-league side Crook Town before coming out of retirement to play for

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whilst serving as a coach. He has since worked as a sports radio presenter for Total Sport and

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Club career

Newcastle United

Howey started his career with Newcastle United signing a professional contract on 11 December 1989. At first he was playing in the striker position for the youth and reserve teams until

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conceived the idea of moving him from the attack back into the defence. Howey was an important part of Kevin Keegan's First Division championship winning side in 1992/93, winning promotion to the

. Once promoted, Howey continued to be a first-choice centre back but was often missing through injury. During Howey's time at Newcastle they were

runner-up twice in 1995/96 and 1996/97 in addition to

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runner-up in 1997/98 and 1998/99. Howey is still a very popular figure in Newcastle as part of a successful influx from Newcastle's youth academy which also included

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and Lee Clark.

Manchester City

In August 2000 newly promoted Man City paid Newcastle £2,000,000 for him. His debut came in a 4–0 defeat to Charlton setting the tone for a disappointing season which saw Man City relegated. Howey remained at Man City the following season as part of the team which secured an immediate return to the Premier League as First Division champions. One last season at Man City saw Howey contribute to a top half finish and comfortable survival. In his three seasons with Man City Howey scored 11 goals. A highlight of his time at Manchester City was scoring a late equaliser against rivals

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at Old Trafford, in a game more remembered for the clash between

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and

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Later career

A £200,000 move to

followed however after six months Howey moved on to Bolton. Less than five months and only three appearances later Howey was released. A short spell with

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followed before a final professional appearance with Hartlepool United brought down the curtain on his sixteen-year professional career.

International career

Howey earned four caps for

, starting all four matches. He made his debut in the 1–0 win against

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in November 1994. He won caps in the draws with

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and

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in 1995 before making his final appearance in the 1–0 victory over Bulgaria in March 1996. Howey was called up to the England squad for

, and was an unused substitute in the first match against

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, but was not fit enough to be on the team sheet for the remaining four matches. He was never called up to the full squad again.

Managerial career

Howey had a short, unsuccessful spell as Manager of Crook Town, taking the helm in September 2006 and resigning just two months later after a poor run of results. He followed this with a spell as a Youth Team Coach at

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before making a playing return with

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side

who he also served in a coaching capacity. Steve Howey become a coach at East Durham College Football Development Centre in 2007 and become Head Coach in 2010.

Media career

Howey has worked as a presenter for Total Sport and

. In 2019 and 2020, Howey featured in both seasons of ITV show

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, which featured former football manager

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attempting get a squad of former England international footballers back fit and healthy for a game against Germany legends.https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/who-harrys-heroes-footballers-ages-15991477

Personal life

Howey co-presented ''Total Sport'' on

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with

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and Simon Pryde. His brother

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was also a footballer, principally with Newcastle's rivals

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Honours

Newcastle United *

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runner-up: 1997–98 Manchester City *Football League First Division: 2001–02

References

External links

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