Brian Dear
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Charles Dear | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Plaistow, Essex, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1969 | West Ham United | 65 | (33) |
| 1967 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 1969 | Fulham | 13 | (7) |
| 1969–1970 | Millwall | 6 | (0) |
| 1970 | West Ham United | 4 | (0) |
| Woodford Town | |||
| Total | 88 | (45) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Charles Dear (born 18 September 1943) is an English former professional
Career
Dear was born in
He holds the record for the quickest ever five goals in an English game, 20 minutes either side of half time, in a home tie against West Brom on 16 April 1965.[2]
Out on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion, Dear managed to score five goals in seven games. He moved to Fulham for £20,000 in 1969 but, after a short spell at Millwall, moved back to West Ham in October 1970.[2]
His second spell at
Peter Shilton named Dear as his toughest opponent.[5]
After football
After retiring as a footballer and working as a publican for some years, he joined Southend United as catering manager.[2]
Dear was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 2001 in recognition of his charity work.[6]
Dear provides a weekly column on West Ham United for the Yellow Advertiser online newspaper.
Honours
West Ham
References
- ^ a b "Brian Dear". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- ^ "Brian Dear". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.
- ^ Shilton, Peter. "Lessons from a life in sport: Peter Shilton". The Times. London.
- ^ Marsh, Steve. "Brian DEAR ... (1962–1969)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "TSV Munchen 0-2 West Ham, European Cup Winners Cup final 1964-65". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 26 June 2021.