Brian Heward (17 July 1935 – 21 April 2012) was an English professional

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who made 234 appearances in

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playing for Scunthorpe United and Lincoln City. He played as a

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Life and career

Heward was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and began his football career as a junior with

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club Scunthorpe United. He made his first-team debut in March 1954, and played more frequently after established centre-half

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joined

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. He moved on to Lincoln City, newly relegated to the Third Division, for "a small fee" in the 1961 close season. Over the next six season, Heward made 114 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice. After his retirement as a player, Heward became chairman of Lincoln City's fundraising body, the Red Imps Association. He was active in the

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, chairing the local branch for many years, and represented the

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...

region on the federation's national governing body, becoming the longest serving national councillor. Heward was married with a family. He died in South Hykeham, Lincolnshire, in April 2012 at the age of 76.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heward, Brian 1935 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Lincoln, England English footballers Association football defenders Scunthorpe United F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players English Football League players