Born in
Ashton-under-Lyne,
Greater Manchester, Howarth competed in
grasstrack and
motocross before starting his speedway career in 2008 in amateur competitions, gaining a
National League place with
Scunthorpe Saints in 2009, scoring 13+2 on his debut. He
averaged 4.62 over the season and finished as runner up in the British Under-15 championship that year. In 2012, after initially signing for
King's Lynn Stars, he rode for Poole in the Elite League and
Workington Comets in the Premier League, and signed for both teams in 2013. He finished in third place in the 2012
British Under-21 Championship and represented Great Britain at under-21 level. From 2013 until 2020 he rode for numerous clubs including
Swindon Robins, Workington,
Poole Pirates and
Coventry Bees. He joined
Sheffield Tigers and
Wolverhampton Wolves in 2016, staying with both clubs until 2020. As a Sheffield rider he won the
SGB Championship Pairs, partnering
Lasse Bjerre, during the
SGB Championship 2017 season. and then the following season won it again partnering
Charles Wright, during the
SGB Championship 2018 season. In 2021 and 2022, he returned to Sheffield in the
SGB Premiership 2021 and
SGB Premiership 2022 and signed for the
Leicester Lions in the
SGB Championship 2021 and
SGB Championship 2022. He helped Sheffield win the 2022 League cup and reach the Play off final. In 2023, he re-signed for Sheffield for the
SGB Premiership 2023 and won the league title with the club. He also signed for
Plymouth Gladiators for the
SGB Championship 2023. In 2024, he re-signed for Sheffield and re-signed for Scunthorpe (his first club) for the 2024 Championship season, winning the
Knockout Cup with the Tigers during his testimonial year for the club. Howarth returned to Leicester for the
SGB Premiership 2025 and signed for
Glasgow Tigers for the
SGB Championship 2025. In 2025, he helped Leicester defeat
King's Lynn to win the
Knockout Cup. == References ==