Tommy Spencer

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Tommy Spencer
Personal information
Full name Thomas Hannah Spencer
Date of birth November 28, 1945 (1945-11-28) (age 62)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Striker, Central defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*


1965-1966
1966-1968
1968-1972
1972-1974
1974-1978		 Neilston
Celtic
Southampton
York City
Workington
Lincoln City
Rotherham United		 00? 0(?)
000 0(0)
003 0(0)
057 (21)
167 (10)
074 (10)
138 (10)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Thomas Hannah "Tommy" Spencer (born November 28, 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer.

[edit] Career

Spencer played for Neilston, before joining Celtic in 1963.[1] He joined Southampton in July 1965,[2] after making no league appearances for Celtic.[1] He joined York City in June 1966, after making three league appearances for Southampton.[2] He was York's top scorer for the 1966–67 season, after scoring 23 goals.[3] After making 65 appearances and scoring 26 goals for York, he joined Workington in March 1963 in a player-exchange deal, which brought Tommy Spratt to York.[4] He made 167 appearances and scored 10 goals in the league for Workington, before joining Lincoln City in January 1972.[2] He joined Rotherham United in July 1974, after making 74 appearances and scoring 10 goals in the league for Lincoln.[2] He made 138 appearances and scored 10 goals in the league for Rotherham.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b TOMMY SPENCER. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press, p579. ISBN 1852916656. 
  3. ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "City Season-by-Season", York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited, p359. ISBN 0907969690. 
  4. ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars", York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited, p201. ISBN 0907969690.