Jack Howarth (footballer)
Jack Howarth is an English retired professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Active in England and the United States, Howarth made over 500 appearances in the Football League, scoring nearly 200 goals. His 171 league goals for Aldershot is a club record.Career
Born in Crook, County Durham, Howarth began his career with local side Stanley United. He signed professional forms with Chelsea in 1963, but never made an appearance for them, and moved to Swindon Town a year later. Howarth also played in the Football League for Aldershot, Rochdale, Bournemouth and Southport, before moving to the United States to play for the Southern California Lazers.
He has a place in the history of the original Aldershot side, having scored a record 196 goals for the club in all competitions.
Howarth later returned to England to play non-league football with Basingstoke Town, Andover and Romsey Town.
