Ian Spence (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1957 | Armadale Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1957–1959 | Stirling Albion[1] | 79 | (35) |
| 1959–1960 | Raith Rovers[2] | 37 | (9) |
| 1960–1962 | Stirling Albion[1] | 41 | (10) |
| 1962 | Stenhousemuir[3] | 6 | (1) |
| 1962–1963 | Third Lanark[4] | 17 | (4) |
| 1963–1964 | Berwick Rangers[5] | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 197 | (60) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1963–1966 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 1967–1968 | Dumbarton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ian Spence is a Scottish former football player and manager.
Football career
Spence's footballing career started at junior side Armadale Thistle.[6] In January 1957 he joined Stirling Albion. An attacking player, Spence was top scorer in the 1957/58 season with 20 goals helping Stirling Albion to win the league and gain promotion to the first division.[6] He spent a brief spell at Raith Rovers between October 1959 and January 1960 before returning to Stirling Albion where he captained the side.[6] He was released by the club in 1961 and the then moved to Stenhousemuir. In 1963 he joined Berwick Rangers as player/manager and in 1964 he took them to the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup losing 4-0 to Rangers. After leaving Berwick Rangers in 1966 he managed Dumbarton.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/stirling/stirling.html
- ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/raith/raith.html
- ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/stenhousemuir/stenhousemuir.html
- ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/thirdlanark/thirdlanark.html
- ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/berwick/berwick.html
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Superheroes Number 31 - Ian Spence- Stirling Albion FC". www.stirlingalbion-mad.co.uk. 2011-01-15.
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