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Pat Heard (born 17 March 1960 in Kingston upon Hull〔J. Rollin, ''Guinness Soccer Who's Who '', 1991, p. 153〕) is a retired English football midfielder and left-back. In the mid-70s, Heard attended Malet Lambert High School and played for Hull City Schoolboys and Humberside Boys. He was spotted by Jeff Barmby who tipped off Everton reserve team manager Ray Henderson.〔''Heard about Hull's Euro champ'', Hull Daily Mail 14 February 2009〕 As a product of the youth system at Everton, left-footer Heard made eleven appearances for the club. In October 1979, the young midfielder was signed by Aston Villa at a valuation of £100,000 (''2013: £'') in a deal which saw John Gidman move the other way.〔The Guardian, ''Clough apology to directors'', 19 October 1979〕 Heard made nine appearances in his first season at Villa Park but was not one of just 14 players used by Ron Saunders to become League champions in the following season. His single goal came during a 4-3 defeat to Arsenal at Highbury in March 1982.〔Atkin, Ronald, ''Highbury is set alight'', The Observer, 28 March 1982〕 Pat Heard won a European Cup medal after being named as a substitute for the 1982 European Cup Final, although he was not used during the match.〔(Aston Villa Old Stars vs. Mickey Buttress X1 )〕 Heard left Villa in January 1983 for Sheffield Wednesday priced at £60,000;〔The Guardian, ''Curran transfer off'', 14 January 1983〕 his new club's hopes of promotion from the Second Division had been dented by a recent slump in form.〔Lacey, David, ''Home quartet sound right'', The Guardian, 18 January 1983〕 He was forced to take a taxi to Highbury, London for the 1983 FA Cup semi-final having been accidentally left behind by manager, Jack Charlton.〔Hampson, Andy: ''Heard the one about the man born in Hull who played for United, Boro and Villa?'', Journal (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) 22 May 2009〕 However, when Jack Charlton moved to Newcastle United, Heard was the new manager's first signing.〔(Ex-Owl Heard has foot in three camps )〕 In October 1984 he scored in a 3-0 victory over Ipswich Town;〔The Observer, ''Football Results'', 7 October 1984〕 his second goal came the following month in a 2-2 draw away to Luton.〔The Observer; ''Football Results'', 4 November 1984〕 In August 1985, Heard moved to Middlesbrough on a month's loan with a view to a permanent deal.〔The Guardian, ''SOCCER IN BRIEF'', 30 August 1985〕 Following his spell at Middlesbrough, in 1986 he joined his hometown club Hull City. Notable performances included scoring a penalty in the 2-1 victory over his old club, Villa, in August 1987.〔Scott, Ged. ''Football: The Heard instinct'' Birmingham Post, 6 January 2006〕 As penalty taker he also scored in a 3-0 away win at Barnsley in October 1987;〔The Observer, ''Football results'', 18 October 1987〕 and the 2-1 away win at Oldham in the Christmas fixtures that year.〔The Guardian, ''The Bank Holiday Soccer in detail'', 29 December 1987〕 Having been a first teamer for two seasons at Hull, Heard left to play for Rotherham United, winning the Fourth Division title. This was followed by Cardiff City. He returned briefly to Hull before continuing his career with the Brunei M-League Team. A clash of heads fractured his skull ending his playing career at the age of 34. After football, Heard embarked on a variety of careers including as a publican in both Hull and Chesterfield, a summariser for Free Radio Birmingham, a stage hypnotist. Most recently, as an Approved Driving Instructor, 〔(Whatever happened to ? ...the unlikely lads )〕 Heard taught Villa youngsters Barry Bannan, Benji Siegrist, and Andreas Weimann to drive.〔Sunday Mercury, ''PAT'S STILL DRIVEN TO BE SUCCESS'', 29 May 2011〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pat Heard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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