Jonny Howson

Leeds United

2006–07 season

Howson was born in Morley, West Yorkshire and attended Bruntcliffe School. Howson came through the Leeds United Academy along with James Milner, Danny Rose and Aaron Lennon and was a regular in the Leeds reserve team pre-2006, scoring a number of goals at that level. On 22 August 2006, Howson was given a squad number (33) and place on the bench for the first team against Chester City in the League Cup, although he did not play. On 18 September 2006 Howson signed a three-year deal with the club. Howson made his debut for the Leeds first team against Barnet in the League Cup on 20 September 2006. The manager who gave Howson his debut, Kevin Blackwell, was sacked immediately after the game. New manager Dennis Wise handed Howson his league debut in December in the scoreless draw against Hull City. Howson was awarded the Man of the match award on his league debut. Howson scored his first professional goal in February 2007 against Norwich City. Howson and Leeds were relegated from The Championship at the end of the 2006–07 season and dropped to the English 3rd tier for the first time in Leeds' history.

2007–08 season

Despite dropping a division, Howson remained on the fringes of the first team for the club's first ever third-tier campaign in 2007–08. He made his first league start of the season on 8 September. The managerial appointment of Gary McAllister saw a greater emphasis placed on the club's younger players…

In March 2010, Howson was watched by England under-21 manager Stuart Pearce. On 6 February 2011, Howson received his first call-up to the squad for a friendly match against Italy. Howson made his debut during the game – a 1–0 defeat – entering the field as a 60th-minute substitute. 23 March 2011 Howson received his second call up to the Under 21s squad for the match against Denmark Under 21s. On 3 May 2011, Howson was called up to the provisional England under-21 squad for the European Under 21 Championships. However, when the final squad was trimmed to 23 players, Howson was left out of the final line-up, although he was placed on standby for the Championships.

As of match played 3 May 2025

Leeds United

Football League One second-place promotion: 2009–10 Norwich City

Football League Championship play-offs: 2015 Individual

Norwich City Player of the Year: 2015–16 North-East FWA Player of the Year: 2020 Middlesbrough Player of the Year: 2021–22