John Spicer
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| John Spicer | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Spicer | |
| Date of birth | September 13, 1983 (age 23) | |
| Place of birth | Romford, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | |
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Burnley | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2004 2004 2004-2005 2005- |
Arsenal → Bournemouth (loan) Bournemouth Burnley |
0 (0) 14 (2) 29 (4) 39 (4) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John Spicer (born September 13, 1983 in Romford) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Burnley as a midfielder. He started his career with Arsenal, but could only manage a single League Cup appearance for the Gunners, as a substitute against Rotherham United on October 28, 2003. He later went on a four month loan spell at Bournemouth, starting on September 10, 2004.
At Bournemouth, he played 19 games and scored four goals; impressed with his form, Bournemouth signed him permanently on December 17, 2004. He played another 31 games and scored further four goals for the League One club over the next eight months.
This form earned him a £35,000 move to Burnley (who capitalised on a get-out clause in his contract with A.F.C. Bournemouth) at the start of the 2005-06 season, joining the Clarets on August 27, 2005.
The highlight of Spicer's first season at Burnley was taking over as goalkeeper after Burnley's Brian Jensen was sent off in a match at Luton. Despite having no previous experience as a goalkeeper, Spicer played well enough during his hour in goal to ensure a famous 3-2 victory.
In the 2006-07 season, Spicer started as a squad player. He latest goal came against Birmingham City such was Birmingham's jealousy at being beaten 1-0 by the Clarets they decided to smash some of the Burnley fans coach windows.
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| Burnley F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Coyne | 2 Thomas | 3 Harley | 4 McGreal | 5 Coughlan | 6 Duff | 7 J. O'Connor | 8 Mahon | 9 Jones | 10 Gray | 11 Elliott | 12 Jensen | 14 G. O'Connor | 15 Branch | 16 McCann | 17 Lafferty | 18 Djemba-Djemba | 19 Spicer | 20 Akinbiyi | 21 McVeigh | 22 Foster | 24 Caldwell | 25 Guðjónsson | Manager: Cotterill |
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