I think he's the one Paolo Hewitt mentions in one of his books. He wrote of a footballer that frequently got asked for a rendition of 'Going Underground' whenever he took the field. Apparently, the more famous Paul Weller was highly amused by this.
He was Lewes born, but he wouldn't fit in the criterion of this thread seeing as he played for Brighton:
http://thegoldstonewrap.com/2013/08/27/eddie-spearritt-v-stan-brown-before-they-became-team-mates/
Sounds like a lovely chap, judging from what he said about following the fortunes of...