Mick Heaton

James Michael Heaton (15 January 1947 – 11 April 1995) was an English 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]

Mick Heaton

Personal information
Full name	James Michael Heaton
Date of birth	(1947-01-15)15 January 1947
Place of birth	Tinsley, England
Date of death	11 April 1995(1995-04-11) (aged 48)
Place of death	Oswaldtwistle, England
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	Sheffield Schoolboys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1977	Blackburn Rovers	171	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals