Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 October 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Marley Hill, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1976 | Middlesbrough | 280 | (3) |
1976 | Minnesota Kicks | 24 | (0) |
1976–1977 | Hartlepool United | 1 | (0) |
Total | 305 | (3) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frank Spraggon (born 27 October 1945) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Hartlepool United.
Spraggon was born in Marley Hill. [2] He signed a professional contract with Middlesbrough in November 1962 and made his first-team debut for the club in October 1963. [2]
Spraggon is married to Linda, the daughter of former England assistant manager Harold Shepherdson. [3]
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