Back to the International Newsfeed

Former England coach Don Howe dies at 80

Don Howe, the former England, West Brom and Arsenal player who went on to enjoy an esteemed coaching career, has died aged 80.

Former England international and coach Don Howe has died aged 80, the Football Association has announced.

Howe represented West Brom and Arsenal as a fullback during his playing days and also worked at both at both clubs during an esteemed coaching career.

He was capped 23 times by England, playing in all of his country's matches at the 1958 World Cup and, in 2004, he was named as one of West Brom's 16 greatest players in a poll organized to mark the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.