12/12/13 Ian Baird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian Baird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian James Baird (born 1 April 1964 in Rotherham) is an ex­professional footballer Ian Baird whose most notable spells were as a Leeds Personal information United player. During his first period at the club he spent a season as captain. He won a player of Full name Ian James Baird the year award in his second stint in West Date of birth 1 April 1964 Yorkshire, as well as a Second Division Place of birth Rotherham, England Championship medal (following his departure). Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) He played as a striker. Playing position Striker Youth career Contents 1978–1982 Southampton Senior career* 1 Playing career Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1.1 Southampton 1982–1985 Southampton 22 (5) 1.2 Leeds United 1983–1984 → Cardiff City (loan) 12 (6) 1.3 Portsmouth 1.4 Leeds United (again) 1984 → Newcastle United (loan) 5 (1) 1.5 Middlesbrough 1985–1987 Leeds United 85 (33) 2 Coaching and management 1987–1988 Portsmouth 20 (1) 3 Notes 1988–1990 Leeds United 77 (17) 4 References 1990–1991 Middlesbrough 63 (19) 5 External links 1991–1993 Hearts 64 (15) 1993–1995 Bristol City 57 (11) [a] Playing career 1995–1996 Plymouth Argyle 27 (5) 1996–1997 Brighton & Hove Albion 40 (14) Southampton 1997–1998 Instant­Dict FC 22 (18) Total 472 (128) Baird was born a Yorkshireman but started his Teams managed career at Southampton in 1982–83. He never 1998 Instant­Dict really managed to get that many appearances under his belt. He spent part of the 1983–84 1999 Hong Kong season on loan at Cardiff City having a fairly 2004–2007 Havant & Waterlooville successful loan spell scoring 6 goals in 12 2007–2012 Eastleigh matches. At the start of the 1984–85 season he * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic moved on loan to Newcastle United, but here he league only. only made 5 appearances and scored only 1 † Appearances (Goals). goal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Baird 1/4 12/12/13 Ian Baird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leeds United In March 1985 after only 22 appearances and five goals for Southampton he moved to Leeds for £50,000. Despite not scoring many goals, Baird's first spell at Leeds was a success. His aggression, whole­hearted attitude, skill and goals made him immensely popular amongst the Leeds fans. Baird was made Leeds captain by manager Billy Bremner at the start of the 1986–87 season and his performances alerted Portsmouth to his abilities, as he helped lead Leeds to both the FA Cup semi­final (lost 2–3 (aet) to Coventry City and the final of the inaugural Second Division promotion/First Division relegation play­offs. Leeds drew the two­legged play­offs final with Charlton Athletic (1–0, 0–1) but lost a one­off deciding rubber (1–2 aet) at St Andrews and remained in the Second Division. Portsmouth At the end of the season with Portsmouth having just been promoted, he moved to Portsmouth to help them in their quest to keep their division one status. He was sold for £285,000 having played 101 games and scored 37 goals for Leeds., but failed at a higher level, scoring only one goal in his 20 appearances for the club in the 1987–88 season. Leeds United (again) Portsmouth were however struggling financially and in March 1988, Baird was sold back to Leeds for a snip of the price they bought him for (£120,000). Baird was once again successful at Leeds picking up player of the year in 1989 but with the arrival of Lee Chapman to help with the promotion push in 1989–90 Baird was deemed surplus to requirements by Howard Wilkinson, having played 91 games and scored 21 goals Middlesbrough In January 1990 he was sold to Middlesbrough for £500,000 . Baird's involvement in the championship didn't stop there. On the last day of the season Baird scored two goals against Newcastle United, and this along with Leeds' victory over Bournemouth clinched promotion for Leeds over Newcastle in third place (Leeds winning the title on goal difference over Sheffield United). With Leeds winning the title Baird picked up a winners medal, even though he wasn't at Leeds any more due to him having played enough games for the club in the season. Baird stayed at Boro until the end of 1990–91 when he moved to Hearts. He later returned to England, playing for Bristol City, Plymouth Argyle and Brighton & Hove Albion before retiring in June 1998. Coaching and management After retiring from his playing career Ian went to Hong Kong taking charge of Instant­Dict, a team in their top division, and also the national side in 1999 for the 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers. He also played non­league football for Salisbury City (1997–2000) and Farnborough Town (2000–2001). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Baird 2/4 12/12/13 Ian Baird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia After returning from Hong Kong he worked for a Leeds­based football agent but resigned after 3 years as he didn't enjoy the job. Ian set up his own contract hire and vehicle leasing company in 2003, called IBMH (Ian Baird Motor Holdings), and it is still successfully running. He took over the part­time managerial post at Havant & Waterlooville in November 2004. He currently works for IBMH, living in Southampton with his second wife and two teenage children. On 3 October 2007 he was appointed manager at Conference South rivals Eastleigh,[1] taking over from David Hughes. After five years in charge, he was dismissed on 11 September 2012.[2] Notes a. ^ The first goal in the 3–0 win for Plymouth Argyle at Lincoln City on 30 September 1995 that was originally given to Baird was later credited as an own­goal.[3] Ian Baird's authorised biography is currently work in progress and is set for publication in September 2013. References 1. ^ "Baird confirmed as new Eastleigh boss" (http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/football/display.var.1732696.0.baird_confirmed_as_new_eastleigh_boss.php). Daily Echo. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2009. 2. ^ Gee, Wendy (11 September 2012). "Eastleigh part company with Baird" (http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/football/eastleighfc/9921938.Eastleigh_part_company_with_Baird/). Daily Echo. Retrieved 14 October 2012. 3. ^ "Ian Baird" (http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb­players2.asp?pid=27&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7). Greens on Screen. Retrieved 1 December 2012. Andrew Mourant (1992). Leeds United Player By Player. Guinness Publishing Limited. ISBN 0­ 85112­568­9. Les Rowley And John Ray (2005). Where are They Now?. YFP Publishing. ISBN 0­9545333­3­X. External links Ian Baird career stats (http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=334) at Soccerbase Profile (http://www.leeds­fans.org.uk/leeds/players/19.html) @ leeds­fans.org.uk Ian Baird Motor Holdings (http://www.ibmh.co.uk) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Baird&oldid=567461247" Categories: 1964 births People from Rotherham Living people English people of Scottish descent English footballers Association football forwards The Football League players English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Hong Kong First Division League players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Baird 3/4 12/12/13 Ian Baird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British expatriates in Hong Kong Bristol City F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Double Flower FA players Leeds United A.F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players Southampton F.C. players English football managers Havant & Waterlooville F.C. managers Eastleigh F.C. managers Football Conference managers This page was last modified on 6 August 2013 at 22:40. 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