Dean Howell

Personal information
Full name	Dean George Howell
Date of birth	29 November 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Burton upon Trent, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defender; midfielder;
Youth career
0000–1999	Notts County
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Notts County
1999–2000	→ Spalding United (loan)
2000–2001	Crewe Alexandra
2001	→ Rochdale (loan)
2001–2003	Southport
2003–2004	Morecambe
2004–2005	Halifax Town
2005–2006	Colchester United
2006	Halifax Town
2006–2007	Weymouth
2007	Grays Athletic
2007–2008	Rushden & Diamonds
2008–2010	Aldershot Town
2008	→ Bury (loan)
2010–2012	Crawley Town
2012–2014	Fleetwood Town
2013–2014	→ Bury (loan)
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Dean George Howell (born 29 November 1980) is an English former professional footballer, who played at left-back or left-midfield.

Schoolboy and trainee

Howell started as a schoolboy at Stoke City before moving to Notts County as a trainee. He then signed a professional contract in July 1999. Howell was then loaned out to Spalding United for the 1999–2000 season.

Career

In July 2000, Howell then joined Crewe Alexandra, after impressed manager Dario Gradi during his two-week trial.^[2] Crewe Alexandra then loaned out Howell, first of all, for two months to Rochdale and then to Southport for a month. His move to Southport was made permanent with a two-year contract, after making an impressive start at Haig Avenue.^[3]

Howell then moved up the Lancashire coast to Christie Park, when he signed for Morecambe after Southport were relegated.^[4] Howell was then released at the end of the season and signed for Halifax Town.^[5]

In August 2005, Howell joined Colchester United on a six-month contract.^[6] Unfortunately, a double hernia restricted his appearances before he returned to Halifax Town, where injury again restricted him to just one appearance in four months. Howell's next move was in June 2006, when Howell joined Weymouth following his release by Halifax Town.^[7] He made just 17 appearances before joining Grays Athletic.^[8]

In the summer of 2007, Howell joined up with his former manager Garry Hill at Rushden & Diamonds.^[9] During the 2007–08 season, he made 49 appearances in all competitions, including the Conference League Cup final defeat by Aldershot Town. In May 2008, Howell left Nene Park and became Aldershot Town's first signing of the summer.^[10] In November 2008, after limited appearances for Aldershot Town, Howell was loaned out to Bury on a one-month loan.^[11]

He joined Crawley Town in July 2010 after he was released by Aldershot.^[12] He was named in the Conference Team of the Year for the 2010–11 season after Crawley won the title and so promotion to League Two.^[13] In May 2012, Howell was released by the club after being deemed surplus to requirements.^[14] He then joined newly promoted Football League Two side Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal.^[15]

On 5 November 2013, Dean re-joined League Two side Bury. He signed a loan move to keep him at the club until 5 January 2014.^[16]

Personal life

Howell is vegan and has launched his own vegan organic food company.^[17]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Notts County	1999–2000^[18]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Crewe Alexandra	2000–01^[19]	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rochdale (loan)	2000–01^[19]	First Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Southport	2001–02^[20]	Conference Premier	21	1	0	0	—		0	0	21	1
	2002–03^[21]	Conference Premier	41	3	2	0	—		0	0	43	3
	Total		62	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	64	4
Morecambe	2003–04^[22]	Conference Premier	31	3	1	0	—		0	0	32	3
Halifax Town	2004–05^[23]	Conference Premier	33	6	2	0	—		1^[a]	0	36	6
Colchester United	2005–06^[24]	League One	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Halifax Town	2005–06^[24]	Conference Premier	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Weymouth	2006–07^[25]^[26]	Conference Premier	17	0	1	0	—		0	0	18	0
Grays Athletic	2006–07^[25]	Conference Premier	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
Rushden & Diamonds	2007–08^[27]^[28]	Conference Premier	43	1	2	0	—		8^[b]	0	53	1
Aldershot Town	2008–09^[29]	League Two	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
	2009–10^[30]	League Two	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	Total		17	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	1
Bury (loan)	2008–09^[29]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Crawley Town	2010–11^[31]	Conference Premier	35	1	7	0	—		2^[a]	1	44	2
	2011–12^[32]	League Two	37	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	44	3
	Total		72	4	12	0	2	0	2	1	88	5
Fleetwood Town	2012–13^[33]	League Two	30	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	33	1
	2013–14^[34]	League Two	8	0	0	0	0	0	1^[c]	0	9	0
	Total		38	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	42	1
Bury (loan)	2013–14^[34]	League Two	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Career total			342	20	24	0	5	0	12	1	383	21

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
^ 3 appearances in FA Trophy and 5 appearances in Conference League Cup
^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Crawley Town

Conference National: 2010–11

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
^ "Gradi signs Howell". BBC Sport. 26 July 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ "Southport reward Howell". BBC Sport. 14 February 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2002.
^ "Shrimps sign Howell". BBC Sport. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2003.
^ "Shaymen snap up Howell". BBC Sport. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2004.
^ "Winger Howell joins Colchester". BBC Sport. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2005.
^ "Midfielder Howell joins Weymouth". BBC Sport. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2006.
^ "Grays beat deadline to sign trio". BBC Sport. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
^ "Diamonds sign Burgess and Howell". BBC Sport. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
^ "Aldershot sign Diamonds' Howell". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
^ "Howell makes Bury switch". virginmedia.com. Retrieved 27 November 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "New signing Dean Howell backs Crawley Town promotion". BBC Sport. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Blue SQ Bet Premier 'Team of the Year'". Blue Square Bet Premier. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
^ "Mills among Crawley casualties". Sky Sports. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
^ "Fleetwood win race for Howell". Sky Sports. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
^ "Player returns". buryfc.co.uk. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^ "Organic natural foods – About". Revolution-foods.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
^ "Games played by Dean Howell in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Dean Howell in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Games played by Dean Howell in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Games played by Dean Howell in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Games played by Dean Howell in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Games played by Dean Howell in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Dean Howell in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Dean Howell in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ Summers, Adam (6 November 2006). "HILL'S FRUSTRATION". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Games played by Dean Howell in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Season 2007-08". rdfc1992. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Dean Howell in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Games played by Dean Howell in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ Dean Howell at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Games played by Dean Howell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Games played by Dean Howell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Dean Howell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

External links

Dean Howell at Soccerbase

[FAT-24] Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

[30] 3 appearances in FA Trophy and 5 appearances in Conference League Cup

[FLT-37] Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

[Hugman2009/10-1] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.

[2] "Gradi signs Howell". BBC Sport. 26 July 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

[3] "Southport reward Howell". BBC Sport. 14 February 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2002.

[4] "Shrimps sign Howell". BBC Sport. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2003.

[5] "Shaymen snap up Howell". BBC Sport. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2004.

[6] "Winger Howell joins Colchester". BBC Sport. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2005.

[7] "Midfielder Howell joins Weymouth". BBC Sport. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2006.

[8] "Grays beat deadline to sign trio". BBC Sport. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2007.

[9] "Diamonds sign Burgess and Howell". BBC Sport. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.

[10] "Aldershot sign Diamonds' Howell". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.

[11] "Howell makes Bury switch". virginmedia.com. Retrieved 27 November 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}

[12] "New signing Dean Howell backs Crawley Town promotion". BBC Sport. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[Blue_SQ_Bet_Premier_'Team_of_the_Year'-13] "Blue SQ Bet Premier 'Team of the Year'". Blue Square Bet Premier. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

[14] "Mills among Crawley casualties". Sky Sports. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

[15] "Fleetwood win race for Howell". Sky Sports. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

[16] "Player returns". buryfc.co.uk. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

[17] "Organic natural foods – About". Revolution-foods.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

[sb9900-18] "Games played by Dean Howell in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0001-19] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0102-20] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0203-21] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0304-22] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0405-23] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0506-25] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0607-26] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[27] Summers, Adam (6 November 2006). "HILL'S FRUSTRATION". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0708-28] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[29] "Season 2007-08". rdfc1992. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0809-31] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb0910-32] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[soccerway-33] Dean Howell at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb1112-34] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb1213-35] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[sb1314-36] "Games played by Dean Howell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

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