[1] Howitt started his career in Scotland at Vale of Clyde and Partick Thistle before moving to England with Sheffield United.
[1] He made a decent start to English football scoring 14 goals in 44 appearances in 1955–56 as the "Blades" suffered relegation from the First Division.
[1] New manager Tony Waddington began to use Howitt in a left half position in 1960–61 which saw his goalscoring suffer as a result.
He played 11 matches in 1962–63 as Stoke won the Second Division and at the end of the season he left to return to Scotland.
He spent seven year as manager at Fir Park guiding the "Wells" to the Scottish League Division Two title in 1968–69.