Hugh Sproat
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 November 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Auchinleck Talbot | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1979 | Ayr United | 128 | (0) |
1979–1984 | Motherwell | 145 | (0) |
1984–1986 | Ayr United | 61 | (0) |
Total | 334 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hugh Sproat (born 16 November 1952) is a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Sproat joined Ayr United from Auchinleck Talbot in 1974. He became a fans favourite and was voted the club's all-time cult hero by Football Focus viewers in 2005. He moved onto Motherwell in 1979 before returning to Ayr in 1984 before retiring from the game in 1986, aged 34.
External links
[edit]- Hugh Sproat at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- All-Time Cult Heroes (BBC)
- Players of interest – Hugh Sproat