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- Rangers have swooped to bring highly-rated Manchester United goalkeeper Tom Heaton to Loftus Road.
- The 23 year-old stopper - who has three England Under-21 international caps to his name - has joined on an emergency three month loan deal and is will go straight into Jim Magilton's squad for today's Championship fixture against Plymouth Argyle.
- "I'm delighted we've been able to bring in a keeper of Tom's calibre to the Club," Magilton told www.qpr.co.uk.
- "We need competition for Radek (Cerny) and Tom will provide that. He's a good keeper, who knows what it takes to play in the Championship.
- "He comes highly-rated, by both Sir Alex Ferguson and our own goalkeeping coach, David Rouse, who worked very closely with him at Old Trafford."
- Heaton, who joined the Red Devils in July 2002 as a teenager, enjoyed great success in the youth ranks at Old Trafford, before cementing his place as the first choice for United's second string.
- The 2005/06 season saw his progress somewhat impeded, however, as loan spells at Swindon Town and Antwerp failed to yield the desired amount of action, and the 2006/07 campaign saw him back as the Reserves' first choice goalkeeper.
- Heaton continued to perform solidly throughout the season as Brian McClair and Jim Ryan's side narrowly missed out on a third successive FAPRL North title and were beaten in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup.
- There was also the bonus of several unexpected brushes with First Team involvement, as injuries to Edwin van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak saw him promoted to the senior substitute's bench on eight occasions during the 2006/07 campaign, although he was never called into action. He did, however, play the second half of the UEFA celebration match at Old Trafford in March 2007 when United entertained a European XI managed by Marcello Lippi.
- The England Under-21 international found himself on the bench ten times during the 2007/08 double-winning season, but was once again left disappointed by a lack of First Team opportunities.
- At the beginning of the 2008/09 campaign, Heaton began a season-long loan with Championship side Cardiff City. Bluebirds boss Dave Jones quickly installed Heaton as his first choice keeper, ahead of Finland international Peter Enckelman.
- Under the terms of his loan deal, Heaton - who will wear squad number 22 - will be able to feature for the R's in the Carling Cup. QPR
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Goalkeeper Tom Heaton's Manchester United Official Site Profile
- Chester-born goalkeeper Tom Heaton has been decorated at youth and Reserve level for United, but is yet to make his first team bow.
- An excellent shot stopper and always in full command of his penalty area, Tom is a reliable, solid goalkeeper who has always shown great promise.
- Heaton is also an excellent outfield player, having played as a goalkeeper and midfielder during his time at Wrexham before signing professionally at Old Trafford on 8 July 2002. Tom quickly set about ascending through the club's ranks - notching 22 appearances for Francisco Filho's Under-17s side as they came second in
their league.
- Tom's debut season was capped by an FA Youth Cup winner's medal, although he was an unused substitute throughout the entire campaign with Luke Steele preferred in goal.
- The 2003/04 season brought a similar climax, with Heaton on the bench as United romped to the Manchester Senior Cup final against Manchester City. Despite being an unused sub in the win at Old Trafford, Tom had still made great progress throughout the season, notching 14 Under-19s appearances and eight Reserve starts.
- Heaton stepped off the periphery of the second string during the 2004/05 season, however, and was first choice goalkeeper as Ricky Sbragia's side won the Quadruple. The demands of two leagues, two cup competitions and a play-off were huge, and Heaton made 36 appearances as United clinched everything except the Manchester Senior Cup (and Heaton did not feature in the Central League Cup final).
- The 2005/06 season saw Tom's progress somewhat impeded as loan spells at Swindon and Antwerp failed to yield the desired amount of action, and the 2006/07 campaign saw him back as the Reserves' first choice goalkeeper.
- Heaton continued to perform solidly throughout the season as Brian McClair and Jim Ryan's side narrowly missed out on a third successive FAPRL North title and were beaten in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup.
- There was also the bonus of several unexpected brushes with first team involvement. Injuries to Edwin van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak saw Tom promoted to the senior substitute bench on eight occasions during the 2006/07 campaign, although he was never called into action. He did, however, play the second half of the UEFA celebration match at Old Trafford in March 2007 when United entertained a European XI managed by Marcello Lippi.
- The England U21 international found himself on the bench ten times during the 2007/08 double-winning season, but was once again left disappointed by a lack of first team opportunities.
- At the beginning of the 2008/09 campaign, Heaton began a season-long loan with Championship side Cardiff City. Bluebirds boss Dave Jones made Heaton No.1 ahead of Finland international Peter Enckelman and the Reds' stopper played every game until 22 November when he picked up an injury in the 2-1 defeat at Plymouth Argyle. Enckelman regained the first choice slot for the next two months, before he was forced to undergo knee surgery allowing Heaton the opportunity for more regular first team football. Manchester United
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