Jamie Howell

Jamie Howell

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-02-19) 19 February 1977 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth	Rustington, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bognor Regis Town (joint-manager)
Youth career
1993–1995	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Arsenal	0	(0)
1996–1997	Portsmouth	0	(0)
1997	Torquay United	3	(0)
1997	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
1997–2007	Bognor Regis Town	426	(26)
2007	→ Burgess Hill Town (loan)
2007–2009	Burgess Hill Town
2009–2010	Bognor Regis Town
Managerial career
2007–2009	Burgess Hill Town
2009	Bognor Regis Town (Assistant Manager)
2010	Bognor Regis Town (Joint Manager)
2010–2017	Bognor Regis Town
2017–2019	Eastbourne Borough
2024–	Bognor Regis Town (Joint Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamie Howell (born 19 February 1977) is an English former professional footballer, who is currently joint-manager of Isthmian League Premier Division club Bognor Regis Town. He played in the football league for Torquay United. He represented England at Schoolboy and Youth level.[1]

Career

Howell began his career as a trainee with Arsenal and was a member of the 1994 FA Youth Cup winning side. He turned professional in July 1995, but was released at the end of the following season, yet to make his Arsenal debut. In August 1996 Howell joined Portsmouth. He failed to appear in the Portsmouth first team, or for Notts County who he joined in March 1997.

In April 1997 he joined Torquay United on non-contract terms, making his debut on 12 April 1997 as a second-half substitute for Ian Hathaway in Torquay's 2–1 defeat at home to Barnet. He started the final two games of the season, defeats at home at Wigan Athletic and away to Doncaster Rovers, but was released at the end of the season.

He had a brief spell with Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Bognor Regis Town in October 1997,[1] and went on to make over 400 appearances for them.[2] He had a spell on loan with Burgess Hill Town in March 2007,[3] before joining Burgess Hill as player-assistant manager in June 2007.[2]

He was appointed as player-manager of Burgess Hill Town in December 2007.[4] He remained in charge until March 2009 when he was sacked with the club just outside the relegation places.[5]

Howell was appointed assistant to Darin Killpatrick at Bognor Regis Town on 1 June 2009, becoming joint manager with Killpartrick in February 2010[6] and manager in June 2010 with Killpartrick appointed as head coach.

Howell guided Bognor Bognor Regis Town to the National League South on 1 May 2017, beating Dulwich Hamlet 2–1.[7]

Howell was appointed the new Eastbourne Borough manager[8] on 3 May 2017. He was sacked by the club on 16 February 2019.[9]

In December 2024, Howell returned to Bognor Regis Town, being appointed joint-manager alongside Michael Birmingham.[10]

References

1. "Player Profile". NonLeaguedaily. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012.
2. "Hillians bring in Howell". NonLeagueDaily. 11 June 2007. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
3. "Burgess Hill Town Playing staff 2006-07". Sussex Soccer. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
4. "Howell wants to build on good start". NonLeagueDaily. 4 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
5. "Hillians sack Howell". NonLeagueDaily. 4 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
6. "Managing the Rocks is a two-man job - Chichester Observer". Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
7. Hickey, Liam (2 May 2017). "Bognor 2-1 Dulwich". Dulwich Hamlet. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
8. "Jamie Howell is new man at the helm for Eastbourne Borough". Eastbourne Herald. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
9. "Jamie Howell is sacked by Eastbourne Borough". Eastbourne Borough FC. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
10. "Club statement: Howell and Birmingham appointed joint managers of Bognor Regis Town". bognorregistownfc.co.uk. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

External links

• Jamie Howell at Soccerbase