Scott Howie (born 4 January 1972) is a Scottish former professional

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goalkeeper. Having played professionally in the English and Scottish football leagues, he last played for English non-league side

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. Howie played for local non-league side Ferguslie United before joining

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in 1991, continuing to study for his Business Degree. He graduated with a BA from

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in July 1994. Howie was capped by Scotland under-21s while with Clyde, making his debut against

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and also appearing for Clyde later the same day. He also helped Clyde to the Scottish Second Division Championship. In August 1993 he was sold to

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for a fee of £300,000, but made just two first team appearances, both while regular goalkeeper

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was suspended. He was however a substitute for the

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games against

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and

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. With first team opportunities limited, Howie moved to

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in October 1994, again costing £300,000. His form with Motherwell resulted in call-ups to the full Scotland team, although he never appeared at full international level. With Motherwell suffering financial problems, Howie refused to sign a new contract, restricting him from playing for a few months. He joined

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on loan in January 1998 and finally left Motherwell to join

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for a fee of £30,000 on transfer deadline day in March 1998. Reading were relegated at the end of the season, but Howie remained with them until being released at the end of the 2000–2001 season. In July 2001 he joined

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and was their player of the year the following season. Despite this, he was released in May 2003 at the end of the following season. He had a successful trial with

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in July 2003, but failed to agree personal terms. He joined

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in August 2003 and played in the final of the 2004 Conference play-offs. The match went to penalties, and Howie saved three of the spot-kicks as The Shrews won promotion back to

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at the first attempt. At the end of the 2004–05 season, Howie was one of only two players, the other being

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, to be offered a new contract by Shrewsbury manager

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. However, he was subsequently released and was on trial with

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in July 2005. However, he joined Conference side

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in August 2005, where he played under the management of his former Norwich team-mate Rob Newman. He retired in the May 2006, with the

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reporting on 10 May 2006 that he had retired to concentrate on his tax consultancy business. On retiring he agreed to make himself available as cover for Cambridge's goalkeepers. In April 2007 he joined

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. He was cover for regular King's Lynn keeper

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the following season, but played as first choice goalkeeper during the 2008–09 season. In June 2009 Howie joined

, playing at Wembley for them as they lost 6–1 to

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in the

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Final in May 2010. Scott is currently a coach at Cringleford Junior Football Club, and has played for Wroxham alongside this coaching role

Honours

Clyde *

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Champion: 1992–93 Shrewsbury Town *

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Play-offs Winner:

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King's Lynn *

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Champion: 2007–08 *

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Winner: 2008–09

References

External links

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Career information at Flown from the nestPlayer Archive, Scott Howie
Motherwellnet.com
Scott Howie interview
Blether About Sport. {{DEFAULTSORT:Howie, Scott 1972 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Scottish footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Norwich City F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Reading F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Wroxham F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Premier League players Alumni of the University of Strathclyde