John Spencer (footballer, born 1898)
John Thomas Spencer (born 1898) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Hartlepools United and Stoke.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Thomas Spencer[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1898[1] | ||
Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1914 | Grangetown St Mary's | ||
1918 | Eston United | ||
1919 | Crook Town | ||
1920–1921 | Stoke | 16 | (0) |
1921–1922 | South Bank | ||
1922–1923 | Hartlepools United | 1 | (0) |
Total | 17 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Spencer was born in Stockton-on-Tees and played amateur football with Grangetown St Mary's, Eston United and Crook Town before being spotted by scouts at Football League club Stoke in 1920.[1] He had a reputation as a promising outside right but failed to impress at Stoke as he played 16 times during the 1920–21 season as the club almost suffered relegation.[1] He returned north at the end of the season to South Bank and played a single match for Hartlepools United in September 1922.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke[1] | 1920–21 | Second Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Hartlepools United | 1922–23 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
References
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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