Neil Finn (footballer)

Neil Finn
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-12-29) 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).


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 Luděk Mikloško 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. 1 2 3 Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 82. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  2. 1 2 "Neil Finn". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Finn shows battling spirit". 4thegame. 1997-07-09. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  4. ↑ Smith, Martin (1995-10-14). "Football Diary". Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Harry musing over personnel". 4thegame. 1997-07-09. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  6. ↑ "Neil Finn". Romford F C Archive. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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