Frederic Julian Howard (1895 – 22 December 1933) was an English professional

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of the 1920s. Born in

Long Eaton Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, just north of the River Trent, about south-west of Nottingham and some 8½ miles (13.7 km) south-east of Derby. The town population was 37,760 at the 2011 census. It has ...

, he joined Gillingham from

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in 1920 and went on to make 18 appearances for the club in

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, scoring three goals. He left to join

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

in 1922.

References

Date of birth missing 1895 births 1933 deaths English men's footballers People from Long Eaton Footballers from Derbyshire Gillingham F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Men's association football forwards {{England-footy-forward-stub