Tommy Spencer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Hannah Spencer | ||
Date of birth | 28 November 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Striker, Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Neilston | ? | (?) | |
Celtic | 0 | (0) | |
1965–1966 | Southampton | 3 | (0) |
1966–1968 | York City | 57 | (21) |
1968–1972 | Workington | 167 | (10) |
1972–1974 | Lincoln City | 74 | (10) |
1974–1978 | Rotherham United | 138 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Hannah Spencer (born 28 November 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.
Career
Spencer played for Neilston, before joining Celtic in 1963.[1] He joined Southampton in July 1965,[2] after making no league appearances for Celtic.[1] He joined York City in June 1966, after making three league appearances for Southampton.[2] He was York's top scorer for the 1966–67 season, after scoring 23 goals.[3] After making 65 appearances and scoring 26 goals for York, he joined Workington in March 1963 in a player-exchange deal, which brought Tommy Spratt to York.[4] He made 167 appearances, mostly as a central defender, and scored 10 goals in the league for Workington, before joining Lincoln City in January 1972.[2] He joined Rotherham United in July 1974, after making 74 appearances and scoring 10 goals in the league for Lincoln.[2] He made 138 appearances and scored 10 goals in the league for Rotherham.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b "TOMMY SPENCER". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 579. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "City Season-by-Season". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 359. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
- ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 201. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish footballers
- Association football forwards
- Association football central defenders
- Celtic F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Workington A.F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- English Football League players