John Spencer (footballer, born 1898)

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John Spencer
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Spencer[1]
Date of birth 1898[1]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England[1]
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2]
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

John Thomas Spencer (born 1898) 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
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[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Football's advent. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
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