Joe Spence (footballer, born 1925)

Joe Spence
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Lown Spence
Date of birthOctober 13, 1925
Place of birthSalford, England
Date of deathDecember 2009 (age 84)
Place of deathChesterfield, England
Playing positionCentral defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948-1949Chesterfield0(0)
1949Buxton?(?)
1950-1954York City110(0)
Burton Albion?(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Joseph Lown "Joe" Spence (born 13 October 1925 in Salford, England) was an English former footballer.

Career

A former England Schools' player, Spence started his football career with Chesterfield in January 1948. He moved to Buxton in July 1949, after not making a single appearance at Chesterfield. Spence moved on to York City in July 1950. He was a virtual ever-present at the club during the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons. He left the club in the summer of 1954 to move to Burton Albion.[1]

Notes

  1. Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. p200. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.