John Spencer (footballer, born 1898)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Thomas Spencer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1898[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Grangetown St Mary's | ||
| – | Eston United | ||
| – | 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. | |||
John Thomas Spencer (1898 – unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Hartlepools United and Stoke.[1]
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1920–21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hartlepools United | 1922–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
References
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