Herb Howson
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Herbert "Herb" Howson was an Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
A wingman, Howson played with South Melbourne for six seasons in the Victorian Football Association
(VFA) before joined their inaugural VFL side in 1897. He participated in their losing 1899 Grand Final
team.
In 1903 he appeared in a first-class cricket
match for Victoria, against Tasmania. He scored 40 in his first innings and took a couple of wickets.
Howson was appointed coach of South Melbourne, in a non-playing capacity, in 1908 and led them to the premiership with the help of Henry Elms
who shared the coaching duties with him. That season the club were premiers and the following season finished third.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
A wingman, Howson played with South Melbourne for six seasons in the Victorian Football Association
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
(VFA) before joined their inaugural VFL side in 1897. He participated in their losing 1899 Grand Final
1899 VFL Grand Final
The 1899 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the St Kilda Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 16 September 1899. It was the 2nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
team.
In 1903 he appeared in a first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match for Victoria, against Tasmania. He scored 40 in his first innings and took a couple of wickets.
Howson was appointed coach of South Melbourne, in a non-playing capacity, in 1908 and led them to the premiership with the help of Henry Elms
Henry Elms
Henry Elms was Australian rules coach with South Melbourne in the VFL.He was made coach in 1918 and shared the duties with former player Herb Howson. After the club defeated Collingwood by five points in the Grand Final they became the first pair to coach a premiership team...
who shared the coaching duties with him. That season the club were premiers and the following season finished third.