Hugh Sproat

Scottish footballer

Hugh Sproat
Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-11-16) 16 November 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth	Ayr, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Auchinleck Talbot
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1979	Ayr United	128	(0)
1979–1984	Motherwell	145	(0)
1984–1986	Ayr United	61	(0)
Total		334	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Sproat (born 16 November 1952) is a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

Sproat joined Ayr United from Auchinleck Talbot in 1974. He became a fans favourite and was voted the club's all-time cult hero by Football Focus viewers in 2005. He moved onto Motherwell in 1979 before returning to Ayr in 1984 before retiring from the game in 1986, aged 34.