Bobby Howitt
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| Bobby Howitt |
| see also: Bobby Howitt (opposition manager) → |
 Robert Gibb Howitt was born on Monday, 15th July, 1929, in Glasgow. The 5' 9 (11st 0lbs) forward signed for David Meiklejohn's Thistle on Monday, 17th January, 1949, having most recently been with Vale of Clyde. Aged 19, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 12th March, 1949, in a 3-1 defeat away to Motherwell in the SFL First Division. Bobby scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 7th May, 1949, in a 2-1 neutral-venue win against Celtic in the Glasgow Charity Cup. He scored the last of his 57 goals on Saturday, 8th January, 1955, in a 3-2 win away to Raith Rovers in the SFL First Division. He played his last game for the club on Tuesday, 3rd May, 1955, in a 2-1 defeat at home to Clyde in the Glasgow Charity Cup, having clocked up 160 appearances as a Jag. His club-list included Vale of Clyde, Partick Thistle, Sheffield United and Stoke City. Bobby died on Monday, 31st January, 2005, in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, aged 75. |
| compiled from our All Games criteria. |
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| 19y, 9m, 22d | |
07.05.1949 Celtic [n] W2-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final) |
| 20y, 0m, 29d | |
13.08.1949 Motherwell [h] W2-0 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 1) |
| 20y, 1m, 2d | |
17.08.1949 Clyde [a] W2-1 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 2) |
| 20y, 1m, 9d | |
24.08.1949 Third Lanark [a] L2-4 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) |
| 20y, 1m, 19d | |
03.09.1949 Dundee [h] W4-2 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 6) |
| 20y, 2m, 16d | |
01.10.1949 Stirling Albion [h] W4-1 (SFL Division A - game 3) |
| 20y, 4m, 4d | |
19.11.1949 St Mirren [h] W4-0 (SFL Division A - game 10) |
| 20y, 5m, 16d | |
31.12.1949 Queen of the South [a] L1-3 (SFL Division A - game 16) |
| 20y, 6m, 30d | |
14.02.1950 Dundee United [h] W5-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round) |
| 20y, 7m, 24d | |
11.03.1950 Stirling Albion [h] W5-1 (Scottish Cup Quarter Final) |
| 21y, 8m, 30d | |
14.04.1951 Motherwell [h] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 27) |
| 22y, 9m, 11d | |
26.04.1952 Queen of the South [h] D1-1 (Friendly) |
| 22y, 9m, 18d | |
03.05.1952 Rangers [a] L3-4 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final) |
| 23y, 1m, 26d | |
10.09.1952 Third Lanark [h] W4-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) |
| 23y, 2m, 12d | |
27.09.1952 Queen of the South [a] W1-0 (SFL Division A - game 4) |
| 23y, 2m, 14d | |
29.09.1952 Rangers [n] W3-1 (Glasgow Cup Final) |
| 23y, 3m, 10d | |
25.10.1952 Motherwell [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 7) |
| 23y, 3m, 24d | |
08.11.1952 East Fife [h] L1-3 (SFL Division A - game 9) |
| 23y, 4m, 0d | |
15.11.1952 Celtic [h] W3-0 (SFL Division A - game 10) |
| 23y, 5m, 5d | |
20.12.1952 Aberdeen [a] L2-4 (SFL Division A - game 14) |
| 23y, 5m, 10d | |
25.12.1952 Third Lanark [a] L1-3 (SFL Division A - game 15) |
| 23y, 5m, 26d | |
10.01.1953 Rangers [a] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 18) |
| 23y, 6m, 2d | |
17.01.1953 Heart of Midlothian [h] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 19) |
| 23y, 6m, 16d | |
31.01.1953 Raith Rovers [a] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 20) |
| 23y, 6m, 30d | |
14.02.1953 Motherwell [h] W4-2 (SFL Division A - game 21) |
| 23y, 7m, 6d | |
21.02.1953 St Mirren [h] W5-3 (SFL Division A - game 22) |
| 23y, 7m, 13d | |
28.02.1953 East Fife [a] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 23) |
| 24y, 0m, 24d | |
08.08.1953 Clyde [h] W4-1 (League Cup Division A, Section D - game 1) |
| 24y, 1m, 7d | |
22.08.1953 Clyde [a] W3-2 (League Cup Division A, Section D - game 4) |
| 24y, 1m, 11d | |
26.08.1953 Stirling Albion [h] W3-0 (League Cup Division A, Section D - game 5) |
| 24y, 1m, 14d | |
29.08.1953 Dundee [h] W4-0 (League Cup Division A, Section D - game 6) |
| 24y, 1m, 28d | |
12.09.1953 Kilmarnock [a] L3-4 (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 24y, 2m, 25d | |
10.10.1953 Rangers [n] W2-0 (League Cup Semi Final) |
| 24y, 3m, 30d | |
14.11.1953 Stirling Albion [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 8) |
| 24y, 4m, 17d | |
02.12.1953 Derby County [a] W3-1 (Friendly) |
| 24y, 4m, 27d | |
12.12.1953 Airdrieonians [h] W9-0 (SFL Division A - game 12) |
| 24y, 5m, 18d | |
02.01.1954 Queen of the South [a] W6-2 (SFL Division A - game 16) |
| 24y, 5m, 25d | |
09.01.1954 Aberdeen [h] W6-3 (SFL Division A - game 17) |
| 24y, 6m, 8d | |
23.01.1954 Raith Rovers [h] W5-3 (SFL Division A - game 19) |
| 24y, 6m, 15d | |
30.01.1954 Airdrieonians [h] W1-0 (Scottish Cup 1st Round) |
| 24y, 8m, 16d | |
31.03.1954 Airdrieonians [a] W6-3 (SFL Division A - game 26) |
| 25y, 0m, 30d | |
14.08.1954 Clyde [h] W3-2 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 1) |
| 25y, 3m, 22d | |
06.11.1954 Motherwell [a] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 9) |
| 25y, 4m, 5d | |
20.11.1954 Celtic [h] W4-2 (SFL Division A - game 11) |
| 25y, 4m, 19d | |
04.12.1954 Stirling Albion [h] D3-3 (SFL Division A - game 13) |
| 25y, 5m, 10d | |
25.12.1954 Heart of Midlothian [h] D4-4 (SFL Division A - game 16) |
| 25y, 5m, 19d | |
03.01.1955 Falkirk [h] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 18) |
| 25y, 5m, 24d | |
08.01.1955 Raith Rovers [a] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 19) |
