Dom Howson Author

Dom Howson has spent more than 20 years in sports journalism, which is long enough to know better but not long enough to stop. A Huddersfield native, he has spent a significant portion of his career immersed in the world of Sheffield Wednesday - a twist of fate he still can't fully explain, but one he's grown rather attached to. That affection eventually led to his first book, Carlos Had a Dream.

Dom joined The Star in 2009 and was appointed chief Sheffield Wednesday writer in 2014, quickly discovering that covering the club is less a job and more a lifestyle choice. His reporting - later continued at Yorkshire Live - spanned takeover sagas, managerial changes, late night transfers, epic fan forums and pre-season trips that occasionally offered more sun than S6.

In 2025, he stepped away from the daily churn of the newsroom to focus on freelance writing and long-form storytelling, deciding it was finally time to turn years of Wednesday-related chaos, drama and unexpected plot twists into something more permanent than a matchday live blog. A gym enthusiast and all-round sport junkie, Dom lives near Stockport with his wife Alice.