Neil Finn (footballer)

Neil Finn (footballer)
Neil Finn
Personal information
Date of birth 29 December 1978 (1978-12-29) (age 32)
Place of birth Rainham, Essex, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1995–1998 West Ham United 1 (0)
1998 → Dorchester Town (loan)
1998 Aldershot Town 0 (0)
2004–2008 Romford 73 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:05, 15 March 2008 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Neil Finn (born 29 December 1978 in Rainham, Essex) is a former professional footballer. He played one game for West Ham United in the Premier League during the 1995-96 season, aged 17, becoming at that time the youngest player to ever to appear in a Premiership match.

Career

Finn was a product of the West Ham youth academy,[1] and began his professional career as a trainee in August 1995.[2] After just three reserve games,[1] he became the then youngest player to ever to appear in a Premiership match on New Year's Day 1996 against Manchester City,[3] when first-choice goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko was suspended and Les Sealey was injured.[4] He won a runners-up medal in the 1996 FA Youth Cup final with Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand.[1] He was offered a new contract in July 1997,[5] but joined Dorchester Town on loan in March 1998 and was released by West Ham two months later.[2] After a period out of the game, he joined non-league side Romford in 2004.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. pp. 82. ISBN 1 903135 50 8. 
  2. ^ a b "Neil Finn". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2515. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 
  3. ^ "Finn shows battling spirit". 4thegame. 1997-07-09. http://www.4thegame.com/club/west-ham-united-fc/news/25877/FINN+SHOWS+BATTLING+SPIRIT.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 
  4. ^ Smith, Martin (1995-10-14). "Football Diary". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/10/15/sfndia15.xml&sSheet=/sport/2005/10/15/ixfooty.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 
  5. ^ "Harry musing over personnel". 4thegame. 1997-07-09. http://www.4thegame.com/club/west-ham-united-fc/news/25803/HARRY+MUSING+OVER+PERSONNEL.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 
  6. ^ "Neil Finn". Romford F C Archive. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/romfordarchive/index/home/intro/list/FINN.Neil/text.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 

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