Brian Heward

Brian Heward
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-07-17)17 July 1935[1]
Place of birth Lincoln, England
Date of death 21 April 2012(2012-04-21) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death South Hykeham, England
Playing position Centre half
Youth career
– Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1954–1961 Scunthorpe United 137 (0)
1961–1966 Lincoln City 97 (1)
Total 234 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Brian Heward (17 July 1935 – 21 April 2012) was an English professional footballer who made 234 appearances in the Football League playing for Scunthorpe United and Lincoln City.[2] He played as a centre half.[2]

Life and career

Heward was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire,[1] and began his football career as a junior with Second Division club Scunthorpe United. He made his first-team debut in March 1954, and played more frequently after established centre-half Dick White joined Liverpool.[3] He moved on to Lincoln City, newly relegated to the Third Division, for "a small fee" in the 1961 close season.[4] Over the next six season, Heward made 114 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice.[1]

After his retirement as a player, Heward became chairman of Lincoln City's fundraising body, the Red Imps Association.[5] He was active in the Federation of Small Businesses, chairing the local branch for many years, and represented the Lincolnshire region on the federation's national governing body, becoming the longest serving national councillor.[6]

Heward was married with a family. He died in South Hykeham, Lincolnshire, in April 2012 at the age of 76.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Brian Heward". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Brian Heward". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Iron Alphabet". Scunthorpe United F.C. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lincoln signing". Daily Mirror. 27 July 1961. p. 19.
  5. ↑ "Brian Heward: 1935–2012". Lincoln City F.C. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Goodbye to Brian Heward" (PDF). Lincolnshire Voice (Federation of Small Businesses). July–August 2012. p. 11. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Heward Brian: Obituary". Lincolnshire Echo. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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