Phil Sproson
Phil Sproson player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Time at club: 1977-1989
Appearances: 495
Goals: 41
Phil Sproson player profile:
Phil Sproson was a commanding and long-serving centre-half who was the nephew of Port Vale great Roy Sproson. A powerful header of the ball, Sproson was also a useful goalscorer in the opposition box.
He progressed through the Vale youth ranks and was a member of the 1982-1983, 1985-1986 and 1988-1989 promotion teams but his Port Vale career was cruelly interrupted by a career-threatening injury just as the team closed on promotion in 1989. He had finished just five short of 500 appearances for the club.
He retired through injury until Port Vale accepted a payment of £50,000 from Birmingham in lieu of an insurance payment for Sproson to resume his career.
He played 12 games for the Blues before injuries finally ended his career.
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