John Spicer

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John Spicer
Full name	John William Spicer
Date of birth	September 13, 1983 (1983-09-13) (age 24)
Place of birth	Romford, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2008	Arsenal → Bournemouth (loan) Bournemouth Burnley	00 (0) 14 (2) 29 (4) 68 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12/03/2008. * Appearances (Goals)

John William Spicer (born September 13, 1983 in Romford) is an English footballer, who plays for Burnley as a midfielder, although the club have made clear that his contract will not be renewed after its expiryin 2008-06-30.

[edit] Career

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.

Spicer spent the 2006–07 season as a squad player; his most significant contribution that season being the only goal in a victory at Birmingham.

In the 2007–08 season Spicer once again started as a substitute, but forced his way into the team before an injury allowed other midfielders to stake their claim at a time which coincided with much-improved Burnley results.

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John Spicer career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
NAME	John William Spicer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	John Spicer
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Football Defender, Full Back
DATE OF BIRTH	September 13, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH	Romford
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH