Mark Howard (footballer born September 1986)

Mark Howard

Personal information
Full name	Mark Stephen Howard[1]
Date of birth	21 September 1986 (1986-09-21) (age 25)
Place of birth	Southwark, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Blackpool
Number	29
Youth career
000?–2005	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2006	Arsenal	0	(0)
2006	→ Falkirk (loan)	8	(0)
2006–2007	Cardiff City	0	(0)
2007	→ Swansea City (loan)	0	(0)
2007–2010	St. Mirren	46	(0)
2010–2011	Aberdeen	9	(0)
2011–	Blackpool	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:34, 23 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Mark Stephen Howard (born 21 September 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Blackpool.

Career

Born in Southwark, London, Howard started his career with Arsenal but he never made an appearance for the first team, although he was an unused substitute during the 2005 FA Community Shield. He was loaned to Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in January 2006, where he made eight appearances. After his loan period ended in the summer, he was released by Arsenal. He was offered a permanent contract with Falkirk, but instead decided to join Cardiff City.^[2]

Howard only made two appearances for Cardiff, against The New Saints in an FAW Premier Cup match and against Barnet in a League Cup match. He joined Swansea City on loan for a month in January 2007 and he was released by Cardiff at the end of the 2006–07 season.

Howard then joined St. Mirren.^[3] He made his St Mirren debut on the 13 February 2008, keeping a clean sheet against Dundee United in a Scottish Cup match. He made his league debut three days later as St Mirren suffered a 4–0 defeat against Falkirk.

On 13 July 2010, Howard signed a one-year deal at Aberdeen.^[4]

On 23 September 2011, Howard signed a five-month contract with Blackpool.

Career Statistics

Club Performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Contential		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2005-06	Falkirk	Premier League	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2006-07	Cardiff City	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0	2	0
2006-07	Swansea City	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2007-08	St. Mirren	Premier League	10	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
2008-09			33	0	3	0	2	0	—		—		38	0
2009-10			2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
2010-11	Aberdeen		9	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2011-12	Blackpool	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Total	England		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	Scotland		63	0	4	0	4	0	—		—		71	0
Career Total			63	0	4	0	5	0	—		1	0	73	0

References

1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2009-09-23. 
2. ^ "Howard picks Cardiff over Bairns". BBC Sport. 2006-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/5036460.stm. Retrieved 2006-06-01. 
3. ^ "St Mirren sign up striker Dargo". BBC Sport. 2007-06-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/6251146.stm. 
4. ^ "Aberdeen sign goalkeeper Mark Howard on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 2010-07-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8817399.stm. 

External links

• Mark Howard career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Howard, Mark
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Date of birth	21 September 1986
Place of birth	Southwark, England
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