Noel Spencer

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Noel Spencer
Personal information
Full name Noel Spencer
Date of birth July 26, 1977 (1977-07-26) (age 30)
Place of birth    Wollongong, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club Newcastle Jets
Number 18
Youth clubs
Koonawarra
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1995
1996-2000
2000-2004
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007
2007-present
Lysaghts
Wollongong Wolves
Northern Sprit
Parramatta Eagles
Central Coast Mariners
Sydney FC
Newcastle Jets
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79 (3)
92 (4)
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41 (6)
0 (0)
16 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19 January 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Noel Spencer (born July 26, 1977 in Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays in the Hyundai A-League.

He scored on the opening day of the inaugural A-League season, away from home against Perth Glory, with a 30 yard drive from distance into the top right hand corner of the net. This goal was awarded the "Jesters' Pies Marinators' Goal of the Year" award at the end of the season.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] NSL

Noel played for his hometown of Wollongong from 1996-2000 and was part of Wollongong Wolves championship-winning team of the 1999/2000 season. After the championship win Noel left for Northern Spirit which he played for and later captained until the NSL became defunct. During the period between the end of the NSL competition and the beginning of the A-League he played a season for Parramatta Eagles.

[edit] Central Coast Mariners

Noel was the first captain of the Mariners, and took his team to the inaugural Hyundai A-League Grand Final, narrowly missing out on the honour of being the first captain to win the trophy. During the A-League 05-06 season he scored 6 goals and started in every single game for the Mariners. This record continued until Sunday 12 November when he was dropped because of injury which from the starting team against the Newcastle Jets. On Friday 26th January, 2007 he along with Vuko Tomasevic and Wayne O'Sullivan were told that there contracts won't be renewed for the next season.

[edit] Sydney FC

After being released by the Mariners, Noel signed a six-month contract with Sydney FC. [1] He played for Sydney in the 2007 AFC Champions League.[2]

[edit] Newcastle United Jets

In May 2007 Noel Spencer signed a 2-year deal with the Newcastle United Jets as a replacement for Tim Brown.

He made his A-League debut for the Jets when he came on as a substitute against Perth Glory on the 26 August 2007.[3]

[edit] Honours

With Newcastle Jets:

With Wollongong Wolves:

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Central Coast Mariners club captain
2005–2007
Succeeded by
Alex Wilkinson