Everton record-breaker has same issue as Jordan Pickford - but they are both Goodison Park greats
Like Jordan Pickford now, Tim Howard’s achievements at Everton are sometimes unfairly played down merely because he’s not Neville Southall but the USA international remains one the Blues’ great servants of the Premier League era.
Howard – who celebrates his 45th birthday today – has a poignant place in the Goodison Park annals for this correspondent as we were in the same school year (not that I attended North Brunswick Township High School in Middlesex County, New Jersey) and what is always a significant marker of the sands of time, he was the last Everton player who was older than me! But personal trivia apart, all Evertonians should be grateful for the contributions provided by the American over a decade of service.
With 414 appearances to his name, Howard, who currently sits 15th on the club’s all-time list, has played more games for Everton than any other player from outside the British Isles – by a significant margin. His closest challenger in this respect is his former team-mate from Australia, Tim Cahill, some 136 matches behind him.
Until earlier this year, Howard held the Blues’ Premier League appearance record with 354 until relinquishing that honour to another of his ex-colleagues Seamus Coleman who has now reached 357 and counting. His goal in 2012 against Bolton Wanderers also ensures he is the only goalkeeper in over 135 years of competitive league action to find the net for Everton – although Aston Villa’s Peter Schmeichel beat him by over a decade to becoming the first goalie to score a Premier League goal at Goodison.
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