Ian Baird
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian James Baird | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1982 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1985 | Southampton | 22 | (5) |
| 1983–1984 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 12 | (6) |
| 1984 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1985–1987 | Leeds United | 85 | (33) |
| 1987–1988 | Portsmouth | 20 | (1) |
| 1988–1990 | Leeds United | 77 | (17) |
| 1990–1991 | Middlesbrough | 63 | (19) |
| 1991–1993 | Hearts | 64 | (15) |
| 1993–1995 | Bristol City | 57 | (11) |
| 1995–1996 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | (14) |
| 1997–1998 | Instant-Dict FC | 22 | (18) |
| Total | 472 | (128) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998 | Instant-Dict | ||
| 1999 | Hong Kong | ||
| 2004–2007 | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
| 2007–2012 | Eastleigh | ||
| 2014– | Sutton United (Head Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ian James Baird (born 1 April 1964) is a former professional footballer whose most notable spells were as a Leeds United player. During his first period at the club he spent a season as captain. He won a player of the year award in his second stint in West Yorkshire, as well as a Second Division Championship medal (following his departure). He played as a striker. He is currently head coach at Sutton United.
Baird was born in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Baird was born a Yorkshireman but started his career at Southampton in 1982–83. He never really managed to get that many appearances under his belt. He spent part of the 1983–84 season on loan at Cardiff City having a fairly successful loan spell scoring 6 goals in 12 matches. At the start of the 1984–85 season he moved on loan to Newcastle United, but here he only made 5 appearances and scored only 1 goal.
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, whole-hearted 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 semi-final (lost 2–3 (aet) to Coventry City and the final of the inaugural Second Division promotion/First Division relegation play-offs. Leeds drew the two-legged play-offs final with Charlton Athletic (1–0, 0–1) but lost a one-off deciding rubber (1–2 aet) at St Andrews and remained in the Second Division.
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