Jimmy Howieson

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Jimmy Howieson
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-06-07)7 June 1900
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland
Date of death 28 May 1971(1971-05-28) (aged 70)[1]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)
Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Rutherglen Glencairn
1921–1924 Airdrieonians 66 (20)
1924–1925 St Johnstone 19 (9)
1925 → St Mirren (loan) 0 (0)
1925 Dundee United 10 (5)
1925–1927 St Mirren 44 (14)
1927–1928 Hull City 39 (7)
1928–1929 New Bedford Whalers 43 (17)
1929 New York Giants 4 (3)
1929–1930
Hull City
 28 (5)
1930–1932 Shelbourne
1932–1934 Clyde 37 (6)
1934–1935 Alloa Athletic
1934–1935 Glenavon
1935–1936 Belfast Celtic
International career
1927 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Howieson (7 June 1900 – 28 May 1971) was a Scottish

inside forward for clubs in Scotland, Ireland, England and the United States. He earned one cap with Scotland in 1927.[2]

Early life

Howieson, the son of a Glasgow city centre tavern owner,[3] attended Rutherglen Elementary School and John Street School (Bridgeton). He spent two years as a marine engineer, but an accident led him to enlist in the Royal Navy in 1917. He spent four years as a sailor and took part in organised football for the first time, having previously played on the streets with most of his time spent assisting his father.[1][4]

Playing career

Club

In 1921, Howieson purchased his release from the Navy and joined

1926 Scottish Cup with St Mirren, scoring the winning goal.[4][7] In March 1927, St Mirren sent him south to Hull City for £3,200.[8]

A season later, he left the British Isles to join the

Eastern Professional Soccer League. Although the Whalers remained in the ASL for most of the season, it moved to the EPSL in the spring of 1929. Howieson played thirty-five games, scoring nine goals in the ASL, then another eight games, scoring eight goals, in the EPSL. With four games left in the season, the Whalers sent Howieson to the New York Giants for four games.[9]

At the end of the season, Howieson returned to Hull City.[4] In 1930, they sent him to Dublin club Shelbourne for £3,200. He then played for another two teams in Scotland (including boyhood favourites Clyde) and two in Northern Ireland until his career ended in 1936.

International

On 26 February 1927, Howieson earned his only Scotland cap in a 1–0 victory over Ireland.

After football

Following his retirement, Howieson co-owned the Railway Tavern in Gorbals, Glasgow with his brother.[1][4][3]

Honours

St Mirren
  • 1925–26
Shelbourne

References

  1. ^
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  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b Railway Tavern | International footballer fae the Gorbals, Old Glasgow Pubs
  4. ^ a b c d e Jimmy Howieson, Cairter's Corner
  5. ^ Jimmy Howieson Player Profile, Arab Archive
  6. ISBN 9780955834103
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  7. ^ St Mirren's Victory | Celtic Lose Scottish Cup at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 12 April 1926
  8. ^ Jimmy Howieson, On Cloud Seven
  9. ^ Jimmy Howieson, Soccerstats.us
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