Mick Heaton Explained

Mick Heaton
Fullname:James Michael Heaton
Birth Date:15 January 1947
Birth Place:Tinsley, England
Death Place:Oswaldtwistle, England
Position:Full-back
Youthclubs1:Sheffield Schoolboys
Years1:1971–1977
Clubs1:Blackburn Rovers
Caps1:171
Goals1:1

James Michael Heaton (15 January 1947 – 11 April 1995) was an English former football full-back. He played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and captained them to the 1975 Third Division Championship. He later coached Blackburn and Everton alongside Howard Kendall, and was an integral, yet underrated part of the Everton management team that won two league titles, an FA Cup, and a European Cup Winner’s Cup. Heaton died in a car accident in 1995[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.toffeeweb.com/season/19-20/comment/history/39422.html ‘Easy’ – The Mick Heaton Story