Steve Howey (footballer)

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 Ossie Ardiles conceived the idea of moving him from the attack back into the defence.{{cite web

Manchester City

In August 2000 newly-promoted Manchester City paid Newcastle £2,000,000 for him. His debut came in a 4–0 defeat to Charlton Athletic 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 Manchester United at Old Trafford, in a game more remembered for the clash between Roy Keane and Alf-Inge Haaland.{{cite web

Later career

In June 2003, Howey joined newly-promoted Premier League team Leicester City for an undisclosed fee. After making 13 appearances for the Foxes, he moved to Bolton Wanderers on 28 January 2004. Having made only three appearances for the club from the Reebok Stadium, he was released.

On 26 August 2004, Howey signed with Steve Nicol's New England Revolution in Major League Soccer as a "Senior International." He made his debut in a 0-0 draw against D.C. United two days later. He started the next two consecutive matches for the Revolution but would make no further appearances for the club. He was waived on 26 November.

In March 2005, Howey signed with League One side Hartlepool United on a short-term contract,{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/4375461.stm |title=Cooper signs duo for Hartlepool

International career

Howey earned four caps for England, starting all four matches. He made his debut in the 1–0 win against Nigeria at Wembley Stadium in November 1994. He won caps in the draws with Colombia and Portugal 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 Euro 96, and was an unused substitute in the first match against Switzerland, 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 Middlesbrough before making a playing return with National League side Bishop Auckland who he also served in a coaching capacity. 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 BBC Radio Newcastle.

In 2019 and 2020, Howey featured in both seasons of ITV show Harry's Heroes, which featured former football manager Harry Redknapp attempting get a squad of former England international footballers back fit and healthy for a game against Germany legends.

Personal life

Howey co-presented Total Sport on BBC Newcastle with Marco Gabbiadini and Simon Pryde. His older brother Lee was also a footballer, principally with Newcastle's rivals Sunderland.

In December 2024, 53-year-old Howey made public that medical tests had proven that his brain was in cognitive decline, which he attributed to heading footballs. He was one of four Premier League-era footballers who took legal action over sporting authorities, along with the family of deceased former player and manager Joe Kinnear.

Career statistics

Club

[a] Anglo-Italian Cup

[b] UEFA Cup

[c] UEFA Champions League

[d] UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

[e] Football League Trophy

Honours

Newcastle United

• Football League First Division: 1992–93
• FA Cup runner-up: 1997–98

Manchester City

• Football League First Division: 2001–02

References

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