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Howe’s that for destiny?

Swapping Long Beach, California for the depths of English Non-League football might not be everyone’s idea of the perfect life choice, but for Declan Howe it turned out to be a lifeline.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 June 2025

Dec seals a return with Iron
By Jon Couch

FULL CIRCLE: Declan Howe has earned a move back to Scunthorpe United – where it all started
PICTURE: Alamy

SWAPPING Long Beach, California for the depths of English Non-League football might not be everyone’s idea of the perfect life choice, but for Declan Howe it turned out to be a lifeline.
“When I dropped out of fulltime football at Scunthorpe, I found it tough,” he explained following his release from the Iron as a youngster in 2018.
“I found myself in lower Non-League and, no disrespect to anyone playing at that level, it wasn’t where I wante...

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