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Wayne Pratt

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Wayne Pratt
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-03-01) 1 March 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Price's College
1976–1978 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Southampton 1 (0)
1981–1982 Waterlooville
1982 Mein Munkfors
1982–1984 Waterlooville
1984–1985 Gosport Borough
1985–1987 Andover
1987 Road-Sea Southampton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wayne Pratt (born 1 March 1960)[1] is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Southampton, Pratt began his career with Southampton in 1978, and later played for local clubs including Waterlooville and Gosport Borough.

Career

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Wayne Pratt initially joined the Southampton F.C. Academy as an apprentice in July 1976 at the age of 16, before signing professional terms in March 1978.[1] He made his first and only appearance for the club on 22 November 1980 in a Football League First Division match against Leeds United, as a replacement for the injured Steve Williams.[2][3] He did not return the following week, when he himself was replaced by the debuting Reuben Agboola.[1] During the 1980–81 season Pratt also captained the Southampton Reserves,[1] playing in 31 of the side's games in the Football Combination that year and scoring one goal, against Arsenal.[4]

After leaving Southampton in 1981, Pratt played for a number of clubs in Hampshire, including two spells at Waterlooville, a season with Gosport Borough and two years at Andover.[1] In 1982, he also briefly played for Swedish club Mein Munkfors, as well as having a trial at Reading in October.[1] In 1987 the midfielder played for Road-Sea Southampton in their final season before dissolution, and he later spent time at Weymouth, Poole Town and Netley Central Sports.[5] As of 2013 Pratt was the director of Southampton & District Tyro League side Sarisbury Sparks, as well as working in the building trade in the Locks Heath area.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 435
  2. ^ Holley, Chalk & Bull 2003, p. 159
  3. ^ "Southampton v Leeds United, 22 November 1980". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ Holley, Chalk & Bull 2003, p. 456
  5. ^ Holley, Chalk & Bull 2003, p. 567

Bibliography

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  • Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013), All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC, Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 978-0992686406
  • Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary; Bull, David (2003), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 978-0953447435