Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 March 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 10 June 2023 | (aged 61)||
Position(s) | Defender, winger | ||
Youth career | |||
North Merchiston Boys Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1979–1985 | Meadowbank Thistle | 198 | (52) |
1985–1988 | Hamilton Academical | 85 | (11) |
1988–1993 | Meadowbank Thistle | 124 | (9) |
1993–1999 | Stenhousemuir | 186 | (27) |
Total | 593 | (99) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adrian Sprott (23 March 1962 – 10 June 2023) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender or winger for Meadowbank Thistle, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir.
Sprott played for Hamilton in the Scottish Premier Division as a semi-professional player, as he combined his football career with working for Lothian & Borders Police. [1] During that period, Sprott scored a goal that knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup in a famous cup upset. [1] It also ended a British record period of Rangers goalkeeper Chris Woods not conceding a goal. [1]
Sprott died on 10 June 2023, at the age of 61. [2]
Stenhousemuir
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 23 March 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 10 June 2023 | (aged 61)||
Position(s) | Defender, winger | ||
Youth career | |||
North Merchiston Boys Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1979–1985 | Meadowbank Thistle | 198 | (52) |
1985–1988 | Hamilton Academical | 85 | (11) |
1988–1993 | Meadowbank Thistle | 124 | (9) |
1993–1999 | Stenhousemuir | 186 | (27) |
Total | 593 | (99) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adrian Sprott (23 March 1962 – 10 June 2023) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender or winger for Meadowbank Thistle, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir.
Sprott played for Hamilton in the Scottish Premier Division as a semi-professional player, as he combined his football career with working for Lothian & Borders Police. [1] During that period, Sprott scored a goal that knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup in a famous cup upset. [1] It also ended a British record period of Rangers goalkeeper Chris Woods not conceding a goal. [1]
Sprott died on 10 June 2023, at the age of 61. [2]
Stenhousemuir