| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Dean Spencer [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | Yeovil Town | 1 | (0) |
| Egham Town | |||
| Billericay Town | |||
| International career | |||
| 1992 | England U16 | ||
| 1994 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simon Dean Spencer (born 10 September 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career at Tottenham Hotspur and later moved to Brentford, where he made one appearance in the Football League. He was capped by England at U16 and U18 level.
Spencer began his career in the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and progressed to make three senior appearances for the club, all during the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup campaign. [3] [4] He departed White Hart Lane at the end of the 1996–97 season. [5]
Spencer was offered a three-month trial at Second Division club Brentford during the 1997–98 pre-season and signed a one-year contract on 1 August 1997. [2] [5] He made his debut in a 3–0 opening day defeat to Millwall and was substituted for Ryan Denys at half time by caretaker manager Kevin Lock. [6] [7] He completed his first 90 minutes for the club in the following game, a League Cup first round shootout win over Shrewsbury Town. [6] It proved to be his final appearance for the club and he failed to feature in a first team squad again. [6] Spencer departed Griffin Park in January 1998, after negotiating a settlement on his contract. [5]
After his release from Brentford, Spencer dropped into non-League football and played for Conference club Yeovil Town and Isthmian League clubs Egham Town and Billericay Town. [8]
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1995–96 [4] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1997–98 [6] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Yeovil Town | 1997–98 [9] | Conference | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
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