A centre forward and occasional left half,[1][2] Tucker began his career with Welsh lower league clubs Barry Town and Aberaman Athletic.
[3] He came to prominence as part of Merthyr Tydfil's 1947–48 Southern League-winning squad and transferred to First Division club Aston Villa for a £6500 fee in June 1948.
[4] Howarth was picked to represent Wales, but was prevented from being capped by his father, as he had been born in Bristol, England.
[2] He joined the Royal Air Force at age 17 served in South Africa, Malta and Palestine during the Second World War.
[4] He died in November 2004, after being admitted for treatment on a leg ulcer at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.