Alan Sproates (30 June 1944 – 5 February 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He made nearly 350 appearances in the Football League, including more than 300 for Darlington, and also played in Australia and the United States.
[3] He began his football career with Sunderland, where he turned professional in 1961, but made no first-team appearances before he joined Swindon Town in 1963.
[3] After two seasons in which he played only five first-team games,[4] Sproates moved to Darlington in part-exchange for Jimmy Lawton.
[2] After a year with Scunthorpe United,[6] Sproates was signed by Ukrainian Sports Club Lion in Adelaide playing in the South Australian First Division.