Pat Heard is a retired English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 football defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 or midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

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A product of the youth system at Everton

Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...

, Heard made only a handful of appearances for the club before moving on to Aston Villa. He failed to hold down a regular spot there either but nonetheless gained a European Cup medal after being named as a non-playing substitute for the 1982 European Cup Final

1982 European Cup Final

The 1982 European Cup Final was played on 26 May 1982. English champions Aston Villa defeated West German league winners Bayern Munich 1–0 at De Kuip in Rotterdam, Netherlands to win the European Cup for the first time, and continue the streak of English teams winning the competition, being the...

. He left Villa in January 1983 to move to Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...

, before subsequently appearing for Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...

, where he was manager Jack Charlton

Jack Charlton

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's first signing, and Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

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In 1986 he joined his hometown club Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

 and was a first teamer for two seasons before leaving to play for Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

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 and then Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

, where his lacklustre contributions were less than appreciated by the supporters. His career in the Football League came to a close with a brief spell back at Hull.

Following his departure from Hull City, Heard briefly continued his career with the Brunei M-League Team

Brunei M-League Team

The National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam used to enter a team in Malaysian football competitions. The team won the Malaysia Cup in 1999.-History:The Brunei team was formed in 1921 to participate in the Malaysia Cup....

 before embarking on a variety of careers including as a publican in both Hull and Chesterfield

Chesterfield

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, a summariser for 96.4FM BRMB, a stage hypnotist

Stage hypnosis

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 and most recently an Approved Driving Instructor

Approved Driving Instructor

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