Terry Howard

Terry Howard
Personal information
Full name Terence Howard
Date of birth (1966-02-26) 26 February 1966
Place of birth Stepney, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Chelsea 6 (0)
1985Crystal Palace (loan) 4 (0)
1986Chester City (loan) 2 (0)
1986–1995 Leyton Orient 328 (31)
1995–1996 Wycombe Wanderers 59 (2)
1996 Woking ? (?)
1998–1999 Aldershot Town 45 (0)
Total 444 (33)
International career
1985 England U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terence Howard (born 26 February 1966) is an English former footballer who played for Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Chester City, Leyton Orient, Wycombe Wanderers, Woking and Aldershot Town.

A tall full-back, Terry Howard played for Essex Schoolboys. He signed for Chelsea as an apprentice in Feb 1983. He was a regular member of the Chelsea Football Combination Championship side in 1984–85. He made his first team debut for Chelsea in April 1985 against Aston Villa.

After loan periods with Crystal Palace and Chester City, he moved to Leyton Orient in 1986.

On 7 February 1995, Howard, in his 397th appearance for Leyton Orient, was sacked at half-time by manager John Sitton, as featured in the Channel 4 documentary Orient: Club for a Fiver.