Denis Howe

{{Short description|English footballer (1928–2020)}}

{{for|the editor of the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing|Denis Howe (editor)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

|name = Denis Howe

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|fullname = Denis Cecil Howe{{Hugman|9476|accessdate=17 November 2016}}

|birth_date = {{birth date|1928|9|14|df=y}}

|birth_place = West Ham, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|2020|6|7|1928|9|14|df=y}}

|death_place = England

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|position = Defender

|youthyears1 = – |youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 1949–1951 |clubs1 = West Ham United |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1951–1954 |clubs2 = Darlington |caps2 = 89 |goals2 = 1

|years3 = 1954–1958 |clubs3 = Southend United |caps3 = 101 |goals3 = 0

|years4 = 1958–1959 |clubs4 = Aldershot |caps4 = 33 |goals4 = 0

|years5 = 1959–1960 |clubs5 = Bedford Town |caps5 = 35 |goals5 = 0

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Denis Cecil Howe (14 September 1928 – 7 June 2020) was an English footballer who made 223 appearances in the Football League for Darlington, Southend United and Aldershot in the 1950s. A full back or centre half,{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/denishowe.html |title=Denis Howe |work=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=13 April 2014}} he also played in the Southern League for Bedford Town.{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/bedfordoldeagles/best-years-introduction-page/season-by-season-in-photos-1950-67/19 |title=1960/1 in photos |work=Bedford Old Eagles |publisher=David Williams |accessdate=13 April 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/bedfordoldeagles/best-years-introduction-page/results-and-teams-1950-67/1959-60-results-and-teams |title=1959/60 Results and teams |work=Bedford Old Eagles |publisher=David Williams |accessdate=13 April 2014 |archive-date=17 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117231147/https://sites.google.com/site/bedfordoldeagles/best-years-introduction-page/results-and-teams-1950-67/1959-60-results-and-teams |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/bedfordoldeagles/best-years-introduction-page/results-and-teams-1950-67/1960-1-results-and-teams |title=1960/1 Results and teams |work=Bedford Old Eagles |publisher=David Williams |accessdate=13 April 2014 |archive-date=18 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118000013/https://sites.google.com/site/bedfordoldeagles/best-years-introduction-page/results-and-teams-1950-67/1960-1-results-and-teams |url-status=dead }}