Pat Earles | |
Fullname: | Patrick John Earles |
Birth Date: | 22 March 1955 |
Birth Place: | Titchfield, Hampshire, England |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | 1970–1972 |
Youthclubs1: | Southampton |
Years1: | 1972–1977 |
Caps1: | 12 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 1977–1982 |
Caps2: | 247 |
Goals2: | 68 |
Patrick John Earles (born 22 March 1955 in Titchfield, Hampshire) is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Southampton[1] and Reading.[2] He was a member of the Southampton squad which reached the 1976 FA Cup Final,[3] and made over 250 appearances for Reading, scoring 85 goals, and helped the club win the Fourth Division title in 1979.[4] He then had a spell playing non-league football, with clubs including Road-Sea Southampton and Bognor Regis Town.
Earles went on to work as a probation officer for Hampshire Probation Service.[4]