Thomas Howe (6 May 1892 – 1957) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

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Career

Howe was signed as a reserve defender to

Bob McGrory Robert Gerald McGrory (17 October 1891 – 24 May 1954) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Burnley and Stoke City with whom he later had a long spell as manager. McGrory played football with Dumbarton before joining ...

, Howe was at the

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for five years and had a couple of decent runs in the first-team, the best being 24 appearances in the 1923–24 season. After his release in 1925 he spent eight months out of the game before joining Featherstone Rovers.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, Tommy English men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players 1892 births 1957 deaths Men's association football fullbacks Footballers from Wolverhampton