Kevin Hird
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Kevin Hird (born 11 February 1955) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder or right back. He played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United and Burnley. He started his career as a midfielder before being converted into a right back.
Early life
Hird was born in Colne on 11 February 1955, and grew up as a Burnley fan.[1]
Career
Hird developed through Blackburn Rovers's youth academy, joining as an apprentice in October 1970 and turning professional in February 1973.[2] He made his first team debut for the club towards the end of the 1973–74 season.[2] He was overlooked during the 1974–75 season as Blackburn were promoted from the Third Division as champions, but featured more frequently the following season.[2] Having started his career as a right-sided midfielder, he was successfully converted into a right back during the 1976–77 season by manager Jim Smith.[2]
Hird signed for First Division club Leeds United in March 1979 for a fee of £357,000, a record fee for both clubs and the highest fee paid for a full-back in British football at the time.[1][2] At Leeds, he was again used both as a midfielder and as a right back, and was noted for his "eye-catching" dribbling skills.[1] He was Leeds' top scorer for the 1979–80 season, albeit with just 8 goals, and held the responsibility of penalty-taker for three seasons.[3] In total, he made 200 appearances for Leeds and scored 21 goals.[1]
In summer 1984, Hird joined Third Division club Burnley.[2] He scored 16 league goals in his first season at the club as they were relegated to the Fourth Division.[1][2] He remained at the club for a further season before joining non-league Colne Dynamoes.[2]
Personal life
In January 2008, Hird was accused of police assault after allegedly slapping a female police officer across the face after urinating in the street.[4] Hird admitted to the charge, and was conditionally discharged for six months and ordered to pay £60 costs.[5]
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- Living people
- 1955 births
- Sportspeople from Colne
- Footballers from Lancashire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Colne Dynamoes F.C. players
- English Football League players