Ian James Baird was born on 1 April 1964 and is an English former professional footballer whose most notable spells were as a Leeds United player.
14 Facts About Ian Baird
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Ian Baird won a player of the year award in his second stint in West Yorkshire, as well as a Second Division Championship medal.
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Ian Baird was chosen to represent Hampshire at county level and was capped for England at schoolboy level.
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Ian Baird turned professional in April 1982 and played a handful of matches for the first team.
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Ian Baird remained with the club but struggled for form, clashing with manager Alan Ball Jr.
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Ian Baird was dropped from the first team over the Christmas period and was made to train away from the rest of the squad, along with Kenny Swain, after criticising Ball in a newspaper interview.
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Portsmouth were struggling financially and in March 1988, Ian Baird was sold back to Leeds for less than half the price they bought him for.
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Ian Baird took Chapman's arrival as an attempt to replace him leading to a confrontation with Wilkinson which resulted in Ian Baird demanding a transfer away from Leeds.
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Ian Baird scored on his debut for the club in August 1991 during a victory over Airdrieonians FC.
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Ian Baird was offered a new contract at the end of the season but rejected the offer.
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Ian Baird was later invited to play in Hong Kong by Mike Leonard and signed an 18-month contract with Instant-Dict after an initial trial period.
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Ian Baird played non-league football for Salisbury City and Farnborough Town.
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Ian Baird set up his own contract hire and vehicle leasing company in 2003.
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Ian Baird was appointed assistant manager at Sutton United in October 2014 under manager Paul Doswell.