Pat Saward

Pat Saward
Personal information
Full name Patrick Saward
Date of birth 17 August 1928
Place of birth Cobh, Ireland
Date of death 20 September 2002(2002-09-20) (aged 74)
Place of death Newark-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Beckenham Town
1951–1955 Millwall 118 (14)
1955–1961 Aston Villa 152 (2)
1961–1963 Huddersfield Town 59 (1)
Crawley Town
International career‡
1954–1962 Republic of Ireland 18 (0)
Managerial career
1970–1973 Brighton & Hove Albion
1975–?? Al-Nasr
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2007
The Republic of Ireland national football team had a match in Sweden against the Sweden national team in May 1960 – players of the team from left to right, standing; Seamus Dunne, Noel Dwyer, Charlie Hurley. Michael McGrath, Pat Saward; crouched: Joe Haverty, George Cummins, Dermot Curtis, Ronnie Nolan, Ambrose "Amby" Fogarty and Fionan "Paddy" Fagan.

Patrick Saward (17 August 1928 – 20 September 2002) was an Irish professional footballer in the English football League and for the Republic of Ireland.

Career

Club

Playing as an amateur for Crystal Palace, Saward joined non-league club Beckenham Town, where he started his senior career.[1] In 1951, before he joined Millwall 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. In October 1963, Saward signed for Crawley Town.[2]

International

He played at an international level for the Republic of Ireland, winning 18 caps.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Saward joined the youth team coaching staff at Coventry City, before becoming assistant manager to Jimmy Hill at the club. In July 1970, Saward was appointed manager of Brighton & Hove Albion, winning promotion to the Second Division in 1972. In October 1973, following a bottom placed finish and relegation back to the Third Division, Saward was sacked and replaced by Brian Clough. Following his spell at Brighton, Saward coached in Saudi Arabia,[3] as well as managing Emirati club Al-Nasr.[4]

Later life

After retiring he stayed in Dubai until health issues necessitated a return to the United Kingdom to be near family. He died in September 2002, aged 74, as a result of Bronchial pneumonia.[5] He had also suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

Honours

Aston Villa

References

  1. ^ "Beckenham Town hall of fame honours the "Magnificent Seven"". News Shopper. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Pat Saward". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Pat Saward". John Lerwill. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ Hayes, Dean (1997). The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-85158-959-3.
  5. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  6. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.