Terry Howard (born 26 February 1966 in Stepney) is an English retired footballer who played for Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Chester City, Leyton Orient, Wycombe Wanderers, Woking and Aldershot Town.
A tall full-back, Terry Howard played for Essex Schoolboys.
He signed for Chelsea as
an apprentice in Feb 1983.
He was a regular member of the Chelsea Football Combination
Championship side in 1984-1985.
He made his first team debut for Chelsea in April 1985 against
Aston Villa.After loan periods with Crystal Palace and Chester City, he moved to Leyton Orient in 1986.
On 7 February 1995, Howard, in his 397th appearance for Leyton Orient, was sacked at half-time by then-manager John Sitton, as featured in the Channel 4 documentary Orient: Club for a Fiver.