Willo, Bert Howe was more assassin than footballer.

Not correct. The other full back in those days was Alf Noakes. He and Bert Howe both played over 200 games between the mid-fifties and early-sixties.

Summersby was what in those days was called an inside forward. He and Byrne were prodigious scorers in our rise from the fourth division.

(I'm much older than Willo!)

I seem to recall Sewell and Howe being full-backs in the 60s in the same team.
Rather a long time ago, and the passage of time can dim the memory !

I am younger than 'Father Ken' and 'JRW2' !

Edited by Willo (23 Apr 2021 3.02pm)

If I remember right did John Sewell have the nickname of shovel , as he always took a couple of steps back before kicking or shovelling it up the field

I do remember that. Sprake was prone to that sort of error - he threw the ball into his own net at Anfield causing the Kop to sing Careless Hands to him.
John Sewell now lives in America, he’s 84.

I was right behind the goal - what a moment!
"Shovel" could put a good spin on the ball !!!!