Pat Saward
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Pat Saward | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Pat Saward | |
Date of birth | August 17, 1928 | |
Place of birth | Cobh, Ireland | |
Date of death | September 20, 2002 (aged 74) | |
Place of death | Newmarket, England | |
Playing position | Defender | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1951-1955 1955-1961 1961-1963 |
Millwall Aston Villa Huddersfield Town |
118 (14) 152 (2) 59 (1) |
National team2 | ||
? | Republic of Ireland | 18 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Pat Saward (born 17 August 1928, in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland, died 20 September 2002 in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire) was a former professional footballer in the English football League and for the Republic of Ireland. He died of Alzheimer's disease in 2002.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Club
He played as an amateur for Crystal Palace before he joined Milwall as a professional. He made 118 league appearances for Millwall before joining Aston Villa for £10,000 in the summer of 1955. During his time at Villa Park he won the FA Cup and the Second Division championship in 1960. He joined Huddersfield Town in 1961, playing 59 league games for the club.
[edit] International
He played at an international level for the Republic of Ireland, winning 18 caps.
[edit] Managerial Career
Between 1970 - 1973 he was the manager of Brighton & Hove Albion.
[edit] References
- Comprehensive AVFC fansite
- Hayes, Dean. The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing (2 Oct 1997), pp. 144. ISBN 978-1851589593.
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