Players - Fred Howe

Fred Howe
Birthdate: 24 September 1912
Birthplace: Bredbury, Cheshire, England
Date of death: 1984
Other clubs: Wilmslow (1929-31), Stockport County (1931-33), Stalybridge Celtic (1933-34), Hyde United (1934-35), Manchester City (1938), Grimsby Town (1938-46); Oldham Athletic, Stockport County (2), Watford (wartime guest), Oldham Athletic (1946-47), Ashton United (1947-51)
Signed from: Hyde United
Signed for LFC: £400, 19.03.1935
Liverpool debut: 06.04.1935
Last appearance: 12.02.1938
Debut goal: 13.04.1935
Last goal: 24.04.1937
Contract expiry: 17.06.1938
Win ratio: 28.72% W:27 D:25 L:42
Games/goals ratio: 2.61
Total games/goals opposite LFC: 2 / 1
League games / goals: 89 / 36
Total games / goals: 94 / 36

Player Profile

Howe was recommended to Liverpool by former Red Tommy Johnson who saw him feature for Hyde United in the Cheshire league. Forward Howe made his debut on 6 April 1935 against Derby and figured in six of the final seven first division fixtures of that season, scoring in successive matches against Aston Villa, Stoke City and Chelsea. He was the club’s leading scorer for the next two seasons with 17 goals from 36 appearances in 1935/36 and 16 from 41 matches in 1936/37. He only figured 11 times in 1937/38 and failed to add to his goal tally which turned out to be his final season at Liverpool. Howe was a prolific scorer for his teams after he left Liverpool through all three levels of the Football League; 15 goals in 29 League games for first division Grimsby Town, five in six games for second division Manchester City and 20 goals in 30 games as a 34-year-old for third division Oldham.

Howe’s biggest moment in the Liverpool shirt came when he scored four goals in the club’s biggest win over their eternal rivals, Everton, on 7 September 1935. Three of his goals were headers, the last of which came in the eighty-ninth minute at an “express speed”. Only three Liverpool players before him had managed a hat-trick against Everton: Harry Chambers in 1922, Dick Forshaw in 1925 and Harold Barton in 1933. Seventy-seven years passed before Steven Gerrard joined this exclusive group of men in 2012. Still nobody has equalled Howe’s quadruple against Liverpool’s eternal rivals at Anfield so for that alone he deserves to go down in Merseyside folklore.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 89 5 0 0 0 94
1934-1935 6 0 0 0 0 6
1935-1936 34 2 0 0 0 36
1936-1937 40 1 0 0 0 41
1937-1938 9 2 0 0 0 11
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
7 630 Stoke City
5 450 Sunderland
5 450 Derby
5 450 Leeds United
5 450 Chelsea
5 450 Everton
5 450 WBA
5 450 Arsenal
5 450 Grimsby Town
4 360 Preston North End
4 360 Birmingham City
4 360 Sheffield Wednesday
4 360 Brentford
4 360 Manchester City
4 360 Huddersfield Town
4 360 Middlesbrough
3 270 Portsmouth
3 270 Bolton Wanderers
2 180 Aston Villa
2 180 Charlton Athletic
2 180 Manchester United
2 180 Blackburn Rovers
2 180 Wolves
1 90 Norwich City
1 90 Sheffield United
1 90 Swansea City
Total Venue
49 Home
45 Away
Total Competition
89 League
5 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
52 14 13 25 26.9% George Kay
42 13 12 17 31% George Patterson (2nd term)
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 36 0 0 0 0 36
1934-1935 3 0 0 0 0 3
1935-1936 17 0 0 0 0 17
1936-1937 16 0 0 0 0 16
1937-1938 0 0 0 0 0 0
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 06.04.1935 Derby Anfield League
50 26.09.1936 Leeds United Elland Road League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 6 13.04.1935 Aston Villa Villa Park League
Related Articles
Evening Express report

Evening Express report on Liverpool 6 - 0 Everton played on September 7, 1935.

Scrapbook
Fred Howe transferred to Liverpool
Fred Howe transferred to Liverpool
Liverpool Echo sketch - 7 September 1935
Liverpool Echo sketch - 7 September 1935
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Wilmslow 1929-1931 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Stockport County 1931-1932 England Third Division North 1 0 1 0
Stockport County 1932-1933 England Third Division North 1 0 1 0
Stalybridge Celtic 1933-1934 Cheshire League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hyde United 1934-1935 Cheshire County League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Manchester City 1938-1939 England Second Division 6 5 6 5
Grimsby Town 1938-1939 England First Division 29 15 35 21
Oldham Athletic 1946-1947 England Third Division North 30 20 31 20
Ashton United 1947-1948 Cheshire County League 25 13 25 13
Ashton United 1948-1951 Lancashire Combination N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 92 53 99 59