Steve Howey (footballer)

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Steve Howey
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Howey
Date of birth	October 26, 1971 (age 35)
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Position	Defender
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1989-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 2004 2005	Newcastle United Manchester City Leicester City Bolton Wanderers Hartlepool United Total	191 (6) 94 (11) 13 (1) 3 (0) 1 (0) 302 (18)
National team
1995-1996	England	4 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Steve Howey (born October 26, 1971 in Sunderland) is a former English football player. In his playing days he was employed as a central defender.

In his club career, Howey played for Newcastle United, Manchester City, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers, and Hartlepool United. In 2004, he had an unsuccessful short spell with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.

Steve Howey is still a very popular figure in Newcastle, he was a prime example of how good Newcastle's youth academy was when he first broke into the side, along with other such players as Steve Watson, Robbie Elliott and Lee Clark.

Howey has earned four caps for England and was part of the Euro 96 squad. His brother, Lee Howey, was also a footballer, principally with Sunderland.