John Spencer (footballer, born 1898)

John Spencer

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. † Appearances (goals)

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

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.