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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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

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