Billy Howells

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Billy Howells

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| fullname = William Mansel Howells

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|3|20|df=y}}{{Hugman|9503|access-date=26 January 2024}}

| birth_place = Grimsby, England

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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1961–1965

| clubs1 = Grimsby Town

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1965–1976

| clubs2 = Boston United

| caps2 = 383

| goals2 = 18

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William Mansel Howells (born 20 March 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Football League for Grimsby Town{{cite book|last1=Lamming|first1=Douglas|title=A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985|date=1985|publisher=Hutton|location=Beverley|isbn=0-907033-34-2|page=42}} before moving into non-league football with Boston United, where he set a record for most first-team appearances for the club with 572, of which 383 were in league matches.{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/rollcall.html#BHowells |title=Boston United Roll Call |website=Boston United FC – the original website |publisher=Ken Fox |access-date=25 March 2021}}