'Psycho Pat' - ranking Everton's top-five hardest men

Who is the hardest man to have worn the famous Everton blue? The BBC's chief football writer Phil McNulty is running through his top five and you'll get the chance to submit your own later on Wednesday.

In fifth spot...

Pat van den Hauwe

Van den Hauwe arrived at Everton for a bargain £100,000 in September 1984 as part of the mass clear-out of the Birmingham City "bad boys" dressing room by then manager Ron Saunders.

The steely glare and brutal approach soon won over Everton fans, who christened the defender "Psycho Pat" before Stuart Pearce was given a similar nickname at Nottingham Forest.

He was a fine defender who won two titles and the European Cup Winners' Cup at Everton, mainly at full-back but also as a top-class central defender.

Van den Hauwe adopted a silent approach with the media, never giving interviews and meeting any rare - and it must be said ill-judged - request for a chat with a look that made it clear he would not be co-operating.

He may still be the only player to score a goal that won the title, in Everton's 1-0 win at Norwich City to clinch the league in 1986-87, and not be approached by the media for his thoughts on his heroics as everyone knew they would not be forthcoming.

Van den Hauwe's approach, and indeed his lifestyle which he later chronicled in his autobiography, became legendary among Everton supporters. He later went on to win the FA Cup at Tottenham Hotspur.