Neil Finn (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 1978 | ||
| 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.
[edit] 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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. pp. 82. ISBN 1 903135 50 8.
- ^ a b "Neil Finn". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2515. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Neil Finn". Romford F C Archive. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/romfordarchive/index/home/intro/list/FINN.Neil/text.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
