| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick John Earles | ||
| Date of birth | (1955-03-22)22 March 1955 (age 69) | ||
| Place of birth | Titchfield,Hampshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1972 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Southampton | 12 | (1) |
| 1977–1982 | Reading | 247 | (68) |
| International career | |||
| 1970 | England Schoolboys | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patrick John Earles (born 22 March 1955 inTitchfield,Hampshire) is an English formerfootballer who played as aforward inthe Football League forSouthampton[1] andReading.[2] He was a member of the Southampton squad which reached the1976 FA Cup Final,[3] and made over 250 appearances forReading, scoring 85 goals, and helped the club win theFourth Division title in 1979.[4]He then had a spell playing non-league football, with clubs includingRoad-Sea Southampton andBognor Regis Town.
Earles went on to work as aprobation officer forHampshire Probation Service.[4]
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