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Rab
Howell |
Sheffield United
AFC, Liverpool FC
2 appearances, 1 debut goal
P 2 W 2 D 0 L 0 F
11:
A 1
100% successful
1895-99
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Raby Howell |
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Born |
12 October 1867, in a romani tent in Dore, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in
Ecclesall Bierlow, December 1867]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1871
census, Rabbi is the sixth child of eight to Thomas and Elizabeth. They are
living in Stock's Hill in Ecclesfield. His father is an agricultural
labourer. Rabbi's birthplace is stated as Brightside. |
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According to the 1881
census, Raby is a scholar and has another sister. He is one of five
children remaining with their parents in Ecclesfield. His father is
a general labourer. |
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According to the 1891 census,
Rabi is married to Selina, with one daughter, Elizabeth. He is a coal
miner and they live at the back of 147 Dunlop Street, in Attercliffe cum
Darnell, in the Carbrook area of Sheffield. |
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According to the 1901
census, Selina, who is still stated as being married, is living with her
father Dennis Smith at 16 Newark Street in Attercliffe cum Darnell. Rabi
has three more children, Selina, Rabbi and Edith.
Rabbi, however, is
now residing with Ada with one son, fourteen month old Leo, and living at 3
Lilian Road in Liverpool, where he plys his trade as a professional
football player. |
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According to the 1911
census, Rabbi has retired and is now a small shopkeeper along with Ada, who also works at the shop. They have four more children,
Madge, James Joseph, Maria and Percy Vincent. They live at 27 Paradise
Street in Preston. The census reveals that they had ten children
altogether, and that five had tragically died in childhood. |
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Married: to Selina Smith
[registered as Rabbi, Sheffield, March 1888], then lived
with Ada McGrail [they did not marry] |
Died: 21 July 1937
in the morning at his home at 27 Paradise Street, Preston, aged
69 years 282 days
[registered in Preston, September 1937],
"at about Christmas he became practically
blind."
Buried in an unmarked grave in Preston Old Cemetery (left). |
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Height/Weight:
5'
5¼", 9st.
8lbs [1896]. |
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Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], FindMyPast.com
& Chris Hobbs/Steven Kay |
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Biographies |
The Evergreen in Red and White
- Steven Kay (Fastprint Publishing, 15 January 2014) |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his football
career with Ecclesfield, before joining Rotherham Swifts FC as a
professional in 1889. He was soon spotted by Sheffield United FC in
the summer of 1890 and joined their ranks. After
192 league appearances and eight goals, Howell joined Liverpool FC in
April 1898 for £200, with whom he played 59
League games. And then Preston North End FC on 31 May 1901, before
retiring following a leg break on 26 September 1903. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Two runners-up 1892-93; Football League
runners-up 1896-97, Champions 1897-98; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of four
who became 218th players (218)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-half |
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First match |
No. 53, 9 March 1895, England 9 Ireland 0, a
British Championship match at Derbyshire County Cricket Ground, Nottingham Road,
Derby, aged 27 years
148 days.
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Last match |
No. 67, 8 April 1899, England 2 Scotland 1, a
British Championship match at Aston Lower Grounds, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, aged 31 years 178 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1894-95, 1898-99; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1894-95, 1898-99; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
The
first true gypsy to earn an England appearance, and one of the
smallest. |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information.
His census notes however say that he opened up
a shop and further information from his descendants state that it was a
greengrocers and that Rab himself made home deliveries with his horse and
cart. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.138./FindMyPast.co.uk |
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Rab Howell - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
1 |
0
min |
1 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Rab Howell
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home
-
British Championship |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
5.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
5.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Rab Howell
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1894-95 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
9.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1898-99 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
5.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
5.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
5.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
Notes
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