Terry Howard
English footballer
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Terence Howard (born 26 February 1966) is an English former footballer who played for Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Chester City, Leyton Orient, Wycombe Wanderers, Woking and Aldershot Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Howard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1966[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney,[1] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Chelsea | 6 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Chester City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1986–1995 | Leyton Orient | 328 | (31) |
| 1995–1996 | Wycombe Wanderers | 59 | (2) |
| 1996 | Woking | ? | (?) |
| 1998–1999 | Aldershot Town | 45 | (0) |
| Total | 444 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | England U20[3] | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A tall full-back, Terry Howard played for Essex Schoolboys. He signed for Chelsea as an apprentice in Feb 1983. He was a regular member of the Chelsea Football Combination Championship side in 1984–85. He made his first team debut for Chelsea in April 1985 against Aston Villa.[4]
After loan periods with Crystal Palace and Chester City, he moved to Leyton Orient in 1986.
On 7 February 1995, Howard, in his 397th appearance for Leyton Orient,[5] was sacked at half-time by manager John Sitton, as featured in the Channel 4 documentary Orient: Club for a Fiver.[6][7]
