Glenn Howard (footballer)

Glenn Howard
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-11-17) 17 November 1962 (age 61)
Original team(s) Burwood United
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1981–1986 Hawthorn 23 (3)
1987 Collingwood 14 (4)
Total 37 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Glenn Howard (born 17 November 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Recruited from Burwood United, Howard had an injury-plagued VFL career, which started in 1981 after he made his way up from the Under 19s.[1][2] He made seven appearances late in the season, then played only the opening two rounds in 1982 and just once in 1983, a premiership year.[2] In both the 1984 and 1985 seasons, Howard didn't play a single senior game.[2] He finally had an extended run in the team in 1986, with 13 games, but didn't take part in Hawthorn's finals campaign, which ended in a fourth successive grand final appearance and second premiership in four years.[2] In 1987 he played 14 games for Collingwood, but didn't play at all in 1988 and was cut from their list at the end of the year.[2][3] He suffered two broken legs during his career.[4]

He was captain of the Sandringham Football Club in 1989 and 1990, winning their best and fairest in the first of those years.[5]

  1. ^ The Canberra Times, "Bombers, Fitzroy no-holds match" Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 4 July 1981, p. 42
  2. ^ a b c d e "AFL Tables: Glenn Howard". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ The Age, "Eagles keen to get Bulldog Royal" Archived 10 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine, 27 October 1988, p. 36
  4. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  5. ^ "Honourboard". Sandringham Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2013.