[5][7] He also managed the Northern Premier League representative side for sixteen years.
[6] In his retirement year a Merseyside Legends team which included John Aldridge, David Fairclough, Michael Thomas, Gary Ablett and Mark Lawrenson played in his testimonial match against a variety of Marine players from Howard's 33 years in charge.
[6] Fellow Merseyside manager Jimmy Davies who set up Waterloo Dock and managed them for 50 years exceeded Howard's 33 years in charge but is not recognised as a record holder by Guinness.
[9] His daily job was as a window-cleaner in Southport with his clients including former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, who became a personal friend.
He continued his window cleaning rounds at the age of 70 when he retired from club management.