Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.3
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.05
goals / match
AFC Bournemouth
top club · 282 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#292
goals rank
#303
assists rank
15
season goals
0
season assists
Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€250k
peak value · 2004
€600k
top transfer fee · 01/02
5
best season · 98/99
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int'l / penalties
284Appearances
15Goals
0Assists
24Yellow cards
0Red cards
161Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Eddie Howe |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Edward John Frank Howe |
| Date of birth | 1977-11-29 (48 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Amersham, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2007-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2007
Transfer: Bournemouth → Retired
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — AFC Bournemouth
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — AFC Bournemouth
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — AFC Bournemouth
40 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Portsmouth → Bournemouth
04/05 · Transfer
May 2004
Transfer: Swindon Town → Portsmouth
03/04 · Return from loan
Mar 2004
Transfer: Portsmouth → Swindon Town
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Swindon Town
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
02/03 — Portsmouth FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2002
Transfer: Bournemouth → Portsmouth
01/02 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2001
01/02 — AFC Bournemouth, Portsmouth FC
41 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — AFC Bournemouth
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — AFC Bournemouth
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — AFC Bournemouth
53 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — AFC Bournemouth
45 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — AFC Bournemouth
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1994
Transfer: Bournemouth U18 → Bournemouth
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.04/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.04/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.07/90
Minutes played by club
AFC Bournemouth
100.0%
Swindon Town
0.0%
Portsmouth FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 282 | 15 | 0 | 14,532 |
| Swindon Town | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portsmouth FC | 2 | 01/02 | 02/03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | League Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Second Division | AFC Bournemouth | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,511 |
| 98/99 | EFL Trophy | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 98/99 | Second Division | AFC Bournemouth | 45 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,022 |
| 97/98 | EFL Trophy | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Second Division | AFC Bournemouth | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3,101 |
| 96/97 | Second Division | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League One | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,270 |
| 05/06 | League One | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FL Trophy | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League One | AFC Bournemouth | 35 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2,884 |
| 03/04 | Second Division | Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Second Division | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 848 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Second Division | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,356 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | Bournemouth U18 | Bournemouth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-28 | Bournemouth | Portsmouth | Transfer | 0 | €600k |
| 03/04 | 2004-03-25 | Portsmouth | Swindon Town | Loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-05-21 | Swindon Town | Portsmouth | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Portsmouth | Bournemouth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Bournemouth | Retired | Transfer | 250000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€250k
Low—
Δ since start−€250k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
No national team data.
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | Second Division | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 38 |
| 00/01 | Second Division | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 31 |
| 98/99 | Second Division | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 45 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2004-05-21 | Swindon Town | Portsmouth | Return from loan | — | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-03-25 | Portsmouth | Swindon Town | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Eddie Howe's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 0% |
| Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 25% |
| Brentford FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50% |
| Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 25% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 50% |
| Blackpool FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 0% |
| Oldham Athletic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 100% |
| Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25% |
| Port Vale FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 25% |
| Chesterfield FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 50% |
| Barnsley FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 50% |
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 31 | 2,511 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 98/99 | 53 | 2,562 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 97/98 | 45 | 3,101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 06/07 | 16 | 1,270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 05/06 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 40 | 2,884 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 01/02 | 41 | 848 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 00/01 | 32 | 1,356 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Second Division
187 apps
10 G
0 A
League One
70 apps
2 G
0 A
FA Cup
10 apps
2 G
0 A
League Cup
11 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Eddie Howe?
Eddie Howe is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Eddie Howe?
Eddie Howe is 48 years old. He was born on November 29, 1977 in Amersham.
What position does Eddie Howe play?
Eddie Howe plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Eddie Howe play for?
Eddie Howe currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Eddie Howe scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Eddie Howe has scored 15 goals in 284 appearances.