Sam Spencer

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Sam Spencer
Personal information
Full name Samuel Spencer [1]
Date of birth 18 January 1902 [1]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England [1]
Date of death 1987 (aged 84–85) [1]
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Oakhill
1921–1922 Stoke 1 (0)
1923–1924 New Brighton 8 (0)
Mid Rhondda
Aberdeen
1928 Bristol Rovers 2 (0)
Newry Town
1929–1930 Port Vale 0 (0)
1930–1931 New Brighton 8 (0)
Winsford United
Total19(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Spencer (18 January 1902 – 1987) was an English footballer who played in the English Football League for Bristol Rovers, New Brighton and Stoke. [1]

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Career

Spencer was born in Middlesbrough and joined Stoke in September 1921 from amateur side Oakhill. [1] He played once for Stoke in the 1921–22 season, in a 1–0 win against Coventry City on 11 March 1922. [3] He left the Victoria Ground at the end of the season and went and joined New Brighton. [1] Spencer then went on to play for Mid Rhondda, Aberdeen, Bristol Rovers, Port Vale and Winsford United whilst he also had a second spell with New Brighton. [1]

Career statistics

Source: [4]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1921–22 Second Division 10000010
New Brighton 1923–24 Third Division North 30000030
1924–25 Third Division North50000050
Total80000080
Bristol Rovers 1928–29 Third Division South 20000020
Port Vale 1929–30 Third Division North00000000
New Brighton 1931–32 Third Division North80000080

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN   1-899468-67-6.
  2. ↑ Onward (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ↑ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  4. ↑ Sam Spencer at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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