Fred Howe

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Fred Howe
Date of birth	September 24, 1912
Place of birth	Bredbury, Cheshire, England
Date of death	1984
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
1929-1930 1930-1931	Wilmslow Hyde United
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1931-1933 1933-1935 1935-1938 1938 1938-1939 1946-1947	Stockport County Hyde United Liverpool Manchester City Grimsby Town Oldham Athletic	02 0(0) 89 (36) 06 0(5) 29 (15) 30 (20)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Fred Howe (born September 24, 1912 in Bredbury, Cheshire, died 1984) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career took a while to get started, playing non-league football until he was 22, only puncuated with a brief spell at Stockport County. He was spotted by Liverpool in 1935, recommended by current player Tommy Johnson, and was quickly converted from an outside-left to a striker, a position which better suited his skills. He was Liverpool's top scorer in both 1935-36 and 36-37, but could not reproduce this form the following season, and left to join Manchester City, only to move on after a few months, joining Grimsby Town. He had managed a decent goalscoring ratio with both, but the outbreak of World War II put the brakes on his career. During the conflict, he guested for Stockport County and Watford, and returned to competitive action at its end, managing a creditable 20 goals in 30 appearances for Oldham Athletic, before being surprisingly released. This brought an end to his career.