Mark Howard (footballer, born September 1986)
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Howard in 2009 with St Mirren | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Stephen Howard | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Falkirk (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Swansea City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | St Mirren | 46 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Aberdeen | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Blackpool | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Sheffield United | 80 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Blackpool | 36 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Salford City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Scunthorpe United | 34 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Carlisle United | 35 | (0) |
| 2022– | Wrexham | 50 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 18 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mark Stephen Howard (born 21 September 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Wrexham.
Born in Southwark, London, Howard was part of Arsenal's youth team, but having failed to make the step up to the senior squad he departed for Cardiff City. He moved to Scotland, with spells at St Mirren and Aberdeen, before moving back to England to play for Blackpool, Sheffield United (for whom he holds the club's consecutive clean-sheet record of eight games) and Bolton Wanderers. He returned to Blackpool in 2018 and remained there for two years, during which he had a loan spell at Salford City. He has since had spells at Scunthorpe United, Carlisle United and Wrexham.
He acquired the nickname "Chomp" from John Potter while playing for St Mirren when he sat next to another player nicknamed "Champ".