Career
He also played non-league football for Wimbledon. Vansittart was born in Merton, then within Surrey but subsequently part of Greater London, and began his youth career at Crystal Palace, signing professional terms in April 1967. Vansittart did not make an appearance in the 1968-1969 season when Palace gained promotion to the top tier for the first time, but played four times in the following season, before moving on to Wrexham in February 1970.
At Wrexham, Vansittart made 88 appearances, scoring once, before moving into non-league football with Wimbledon in 1975.