Editing Tim Howard (section)

==Club career==
In 1997, Mulqueen became the coach of the [[North Jersey Imperials]],<ref name=Imperials>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireofsoccer.com/history-lesson-tim-howard-and-the-metrostars-59000/|title=History Lesson: Tim Howard and the MetroStars|website=Empire of Soccer|first=Jack|last=Hazzard|date=March 10, 2017|access-date=June 27, 2018|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224025946/http://www.empireofsoccer.com/history-lesson-tim-howard-and-the-metrostars-59000/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> a team in the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues ([[USISL]]), and served as the goalkeeping coach for [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS)'s [[New York Red Bulls|MetroStars]]; he considered Howard for a position on the Imperials. Howard signed with the Imperials and played in his first professional game before graduating from high school.<ref name=Howard53>Howard (2014), p. 53.</ref> He notched six appearances with the [[North Jersey Imperials]].<ref name=Imperials/>

===MetroStars===
Howard was brought up to the MetroStars by Mulqueen, who at the time was the MetroStars' goalkeeping coach.

Howard was victorious in his MLS debut with the MetroStars on August 18, 1998, making five saves in a 4–1 win over Colorado at Giants Stadium (his only appearance of the year). He later played in one game with the Nike Project-40 Team, a 3–1 win over the Staten Island Vipers at Giants Stadium on May 6, 1998.

With the MetroStars during the 1999 MLS season, Howard made eight starts in nine contests. Howard had a 1.58 GAA and won just one match in a season in which the Metros won just seven games. He also spent most of the international season with the United States Under-20 team, leaving the club to compete in the [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship]] in April and the [[Football at the 1999 Pan American Games&nbsp;– Men's tournament|1999 Pan American Games]] in July.

Howard posted a 5–2–2 record with a 1.59 GAA in 2000, splitting time between the MetroStars and the United States Olympic team, also winning all three of his [[U.S. Open Cup]] starts that season.

Howard won the 2001 [[MLS Goalkeeper of the Year]] award, recording 146 saves and finishing the year with a 1.33 GAA,<ref name=Metro2001>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/history/club/newyork/2001 |title=MetroStars 2001 |publisher=Major League Soccer |access-date=March 21, 2005 |archive-date=August 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802030701/http://www.mlssoccer.com/history/club/newyork/2001 |url-status=dead }}</ref> four shutouts, and a 13–10–3 record.<ref name="MLS"/> He also received the [[MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award]].<ref name=Metro2001/>

Howard played in 27 of 28 regular season games in 2002 for the MetroStars, recording four shutouts.<ref name="MLS">{{cite web|title=Tim Howard|publisher=Major League Soccer|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/tim-howard|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> He was named to the [[MLS Best XI]] for the second straight season. Before leaving the MetroStars in 2003, he appeared in thirteen games and had three clean sheets<ref name="MLS"/> as the club challenged for first place during the season's first half.

===Manchester United===
[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] paid a US$4&nbsp;million transfer fee to sign Howard in the middle of the 2003 MLS season, and he replaced [[Fabien Barthez]] as the club's first-choice goalkeeper.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ellen|last=Hale|title=American goalie rises to top of soccer world|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2004-01-22-howard_x.htm|work=USA Today |location=Manchester, England|date=January 22, 2004|access-date=January 12, 2009}}</ref>

Howard started off very well at Manchester United, saving the decisive penalty in the [[FA Community Shield|Community Shield]] against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. Other notable performances followed, including [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and a home [[FA Cup]] tie victory over [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]. In March 2004, however, Howard's poor parry handed a last minute goal to [[FC Porto|Porto]], eliminating United from the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7988272.stm |first=Chris |last=Bevan |title=When Porto shocked Man Utd|work=BBC Sport |date=April 14, 2009 |access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref> The error appeared to shatter Howard's confidence and he was replaced by [[Roy Carroll]].{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} After a period of rest, Howard reclaimed his starting position ahead of Carroll for the [[2004 FA Cup Final]], picking up a winner's medal. He was the second American player to collect a winner's medal in the FA Cup, after [[Julian Sturgis]] of [[Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers]] in the [[1873 FA Cup Final|1873 final]]. Howard was also named in the [[PFA Team of the Year]] in his first season at Manchester United.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/10-players-youd-forgotten-were-a-pfa-premier-league-team-year?page=0%2C1|title=10 players you'd forgotten were in a PFA Premier League Team of the Year|website=Four Four Two|first=Huw|last=Davis|date=April 18, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref>

In Howard's second season with Manchester United, he started poorly, making several errors and was dropped again for Carroll. After Carroll made several errors as well, Howard regained the starting position but his performances were unconvincing, leading to Carroll regaining his place again, playing in the FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal.

At the end of the [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05 season]], Howard signed a new contract, which was to run until 2009. In the summer of 2005, Manchester United released both of his competitors for the goalkeeper position&nbsp;– [[Ricardo (footballer, born 1971)|Ricardo]] and Carroll. However, they also bought experienced Dutch goalkeeper [[Edwin van der Sar]] from [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] soon after.

===Everton===
[[File:Everton-Krasnodar (11).jpg|thumb|upright|Howard in [[UEFA Europa League]] action for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] against [[FC Krasnodar|Krasnodar]], 2014]]

Howard joined [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on loan for the [[2006–07 Everton F.C. season|2006–07 season]] and made his debut for the club against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on the opening day of [[2006–07 FA Premier League|the Premier League season]]. He signed a permanent deal with the club in February 2007 for a fee reported to be worth around £3&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2007/02/14/howard-signs-everton-deal-86828/|title=Howard signs Everton deal|work=Metro|access-date=May 11, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202928/http://metro.co.uk/2007/02/14/howard-signs-everton-deal-86828/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Howard made his 100th appearance for Everton against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], on November 8, 2008. On April 19, 2009, in the FA Cup semi final, he saved two penalties against his former club Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out to send Everton to the final against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. During the [[2008–09 Premier League]] season, Howard set the club record for most league match [[clean sheet]]s in a season. Howard started the [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10 Premier League season]] with four consecutive clean sheets, including away to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] where he helped his team secure a 1–0 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1169337-tim-howards-10-best-games-as-everton-goalkeeper#slide5|title=Tim Howard's 10 Best Games as Everton Goalkeeper|website=Bleacher Report|first=Cheyenne|last=Hollis|date=May 2, 2012|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> Howard saved a [[Jermain Defoe]] penalty in injury time to help his side draw 2–2 with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] on December 6, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8391316.stm|title=Everton 2–2 Tottenham|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=December 6, 2009|access-date=August 30, 2016}}</ref> Howard captained Everton for the first time in a 3–3 draw with Chelsea at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] on December 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Howard, Jagielka, Yobo pen Toffees deals|work=ESPN Soccernet|url=http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=652477&sec=england&cc=5901|date=June 3, 2009|access-date=June 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029221158/http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=652477&sec=england&cc=5901|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=250px|align=left|quote="It was cruel. You saw the back fours and the keepers not being able to believe balls all night, and at the back one wrong step and it can be a nightmare. For our goal I was disappointed from a goalkeepers' union standpoint. You never want to see that happen. It's not nice, it's embarrassing, so I felt for Adam but you have to move on from it."<br><br> Tim Howard, on his first goal.<ref name="Cruel"/>}}

During the [[2011–12 Premier League|2011–12 Premier League season]], Howard scored his first goal in professional soccer in a 2–1 defeat to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. His wind-assisted 101-yard clearance at Goodison Park made him only the [[List of goalkeepers who have scored in the Premier League|fourth goalkeeper to score in a Premier League match]] since its formation in 1992.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tim Howard Goal: Everton Goalkeeper Scores Goal Against Bolton (VIDEO)|work=The Huffington Post|date=January 4, 2012|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/04/tim-howard-scores-for-everton-goalkeeper-soccer_n_1184457.html|access-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> He described his goal as "cruel" and [[Goal celebration#Notable non-celebrations|refused to celebrate]] out of sympathy/respect for his beaten opposite number, [[Ádám Bogdán]].<ref name="Cruel">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/05/tim-howard-goal-everton-bolton|location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Andy|last=Hunter|title=Tim Howard feels sympathy for Bolton goalkeeper after 'cruel' goal|date=January 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702005430/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/05/tim-howard-goal-everton-bolton|archive-date=July 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/8994222/Everton-goalkeeper-Tim-Howard-refuses-to-get-blown-away-by-freak-goal-over-Boltons-hapless-Adam-Bogdan.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/8994222/Everton-goalkeeper-Tim-Howard-refuses-to-get-blown-away-by-freak-goal-over-Boltons-hapless-Adam-Bogdan.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard refuses to get blown away by freak goal over Bolton's hapless Adam Bogdan|author=Telegraph staff|date=January 5, 2012|work=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1004459/everton-goalkeeper-tim-howard-plays-down-historic-goal|title=Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard plays down historic goal - ESPN FC|work=ESPNFC.com}}</ref>

In March 2012, Howard agreed a new contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17301985|title=Tim Howard signs new Everton contract until 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310203023/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17301985|archive-date=March 10, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 2, 2013, Howard's run of 210 consecutive Premier League appearances dating back to September 2007 came to an end as he missed a game against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] with a finger injury.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=March 2, 2013|work=ESPN (UK)|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/195529.html|title=Injury casts doubt on Howard's Everton record attempt|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204044/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/195529.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was two games short of equalling [[Neville Southall]]'s club record.<ref>{{cite web |title=Banners for Benitez just bananas |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/195624.html |work=ESPN (UK) |access-date=March 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203120/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/195624.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May, Howard kept his 100th clean sheet for Everton in a 0–0 draw against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[Merseyside derby]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Most Clean Sheets for Everton&nbsp;– All Competitions|url=http://evertonresults.com/allcs.htm|work=Everton Results|access-date=May 11, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130511151823/http://evertonresults.com/allcs.htm|archive-date=May 11, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22328138|first=Sam|last=Sheringham|title=Liverpool 0–0 Everton|work=BBC Sport|access-date=May 11, 2013|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228113017/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22328138|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On December 26, Howard was sent off in a 1–0 defeat to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], which ended Everton's hopes of remaining an entire calendar year unbeaten at home.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/26/everton-sunderland-premier-league-match-report|title=Everton 0 Sunderland 1|date=December 26, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=December 27, 2013|archive-date=April 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404113534/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/26/everton-sunderland-premier-league-match-report|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/367324/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901|title=Ki penalty sinks 10-man Toffees|date=December 26, 2013|work=ESPN|access-date=December 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104182630/http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/367324/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901|archive-date=January 4, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2014, Everton extended Howard's contract by two years until 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/17/everton-tim-howard-usa-roberto-martinez|title=Everton extend Tim Howard's contract by two more years|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Andy|last=Hunter|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=April 27, 2014|archive-date=April 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417235040/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/17/everton-tim-howard-usa-roberto-martinez|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On February 19, 2016, Everton manager [[Roberto Martínez]] confirmed Howard was expected to serve as the backup to [[Joel Robles]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martinez confirms Tim Howard is second choice at Everton |url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/premier-league-everton-united-states-tim-howard-second-choice-goalkeeper-roberto-martinez-021916 |website=FOX Sports |access-date=February 19, 2016 }}</ref> Howard had recently been affected by a knee injury and a loss of form.<ref name=rapids>{{cite news|title=Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard to join MLS side Colorado Rapids|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35857168|access-date=March 20, 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=March 20, 2016}}</ref> Before his final match with the club, Howard made a speech before the fans, stating: "I will remain an Evertonian for life. This will always be my team, my club."<ref name=rapids/>

===Colorado Rapids===
[[File:Tim Howard Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids 2016-10-16.jpg|thumb|upright|Howard with the Rapids in October 2016]]
On March 20, 2016, it was announced that Howard would return to MLS and sign a three-and-a-half-year deal with the [[Colorado Rapids]]. He would join the team after the MLS transfer window opened on July 4. On June 28, Howard was given the number 1 jersey as he appeared in his first press conference with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2016/06/27/watch-live-tim-howard-colorado-rapids-press-conference|title=Watch: Tim Howard introduced in press conference at Dick's Sporting Goods Park|work=ColoradoRapids.com|date=June 27, 2016 }}</ref> On November 6, 2016, Howard saved two penalty kicks&nbsp;– with a third also being sent off the crossbar&nbsp;– against the [[LA Galaxy]] to send Colorado to the [[2016 MLS Cup Playoffs|Western Conference Championship]].

On January 22, 2019, Howard announced the [[2019 Major League Soccer season]] would be his final season as a professional player.<ref name="retire">{{cite web |title=Tim Howard to retire at end of '19 MLS season |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3756783/tim-howard-to-retire-from-playing-at-end-of-2019-mls-season |website=ESPN |access-date=January 22, 2019 |date=January 22, 2019}}</ref> He retired in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49957327|title=Tim Howard: Ex-Man Utd & Everton goalkeeper retires|work=BBC Sport |date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>

===Memphis 901===
On March 4, 2020, Howard announced his return to professional soccer, signing a playing contract with [[Memphis 901 FC|Memphis 901]] in the [[USL Championship]], where he also served as sporting director and minority owner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.memphis901fc.com/news_article/show/1092573|title=TIM HOWARD TO PLAY FOR MEMPHIS 901 FC|date=March 4, 2020|website=memphis901fc.com|access-date=March 4, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027145058/https://www.memphis901fc.com/news_article/show/1092573|url-status=dead}}</ref> Howard stepped down as sporting director for Memphis 901 on June 19, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clayton |first1=Josh |title=Tim Howard Steps Down as Memphis 901 FC Sporting Director |url=https://www.memphis901fc.com/news/2024/06/19/tim-howard-steps-down-memphis/ |website=Memphis901FC.com |publisher=[[Memphis 901 FC|Memphis 901]] |access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref>