After being rejected by Wimbledon at the age of 16 Finnan tried his luck with non-league Welling United, contemplating to working as a bricklayer for his family's building firm if his football career didn't turn out. His dreams came true though when he signed a professional contract with Birmingham City in Football League One in 1995. Finnan didn't stay there long as in March 1996 he was loaned out to Notts County in the third tier of League football where he stayed until the end of the season. He signed for County in October 1996 and played...
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