Neil Sproston

Freitag, 20. November 1970

Neil Robert Sproston (born 20 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. Sproston was born in Dudley, West Midlands. When he left school in 1986, he joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee, and turned professional two years later. With fellow forwards Tony Rees, Andy Kennedy and Steve Whitton unavailable, Sproston, still a trainee, was given a place on the substitutes' bench for the Second Division game at home to Middlesbrough on 24 October 1987, four weeks before his 17th birthday. He came into the game as the second substitute used, to replace John Trewick, and marked his debut by receiving a head wound which needed stitches. At the time he was the second-youngest player (behind Trevor Francis) to appear for Birming