Don Heath (born 26 December 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as an outside right.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1964 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1967 | Norwich City | 82 | (15) |
| 1967–1970 | Swindon Town | 88 | (2) |
| 1970–1972 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | (1) |
| 1972–1973 | Peterborough United | 44 | (4) |
| 1973–1977 | Hartlepool United | 37 | (2) |
| 1977–?? | Crook Town | ||
| Gateshead United | |||
| South Bank | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Beginning his football career as an apprentice at local club Middlesbrough in 1962, Heath did not play first team football until he signed a professional contract with Norwich City. Making a total of 105 league appearances for the club. He was sold to Swindon Town in 1967 for £7,000.[1]
Heath made his début for Swindon on 16 September 1967 in a game versus Northampton Town that his new club won 4–0.[2] He was a member of the squad that won the 1969 League Cup and also the 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup before injury forced him out of the first team. With the arrival of Arthur Horsfield at the club, he was side-lined for much of the 1970 season before playing his last game for Swindon on 14 March 1970.[2]
He moved to Oldham Athletic in July 1970 and was a central figure in their successful promotion season of 1970–71.[2] Peterborough United obtained his services on a free transfer the following season before he moved once more, this time to Hartlepool United where his league playing career finished.
Heath went on to play for non-league clubs Gateshead United, Crook Town and South Bank before retiring and taking a job working for ICI in the North of England.[2]
References
edit- ^ Banyard, Richard. "Don HEATH". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d Mattick, Dick (2002). Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 0752427148.
External links
edit- Don Heath at Soccerbase
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