Spencer Weir-Daley

Spencer Weir-Daley
Personal information
Full nameSpencer James Andrew Weir-Daley[1]
Date of birth5 September 1985
Place of birthLeicester, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Corby Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007Nottingham Forest11(2)
2006Macclesfield Town (loan)7(2)
2007Lincoln City (loan)11(5)
2007Bradford City (loan)5(1)
2007–2009Notts County40(3)
2009–2011Boston United79(35)
2011–2012AFC Telford United2(0)
2011Buxton (dual registration)3(4)
2012–2014Boston United87(31)
2014–Corby Town0(0)
National team
2015–Montserrat2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Spencer James Andrew Weir-Daley (born 5 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Corby Town.

He has previously played for Nottingham Forest, Macclesfield Town, Lincoln City, Bradford City, Notts County, and Boston United.

Career

Nottingham Forest

Born in Leicester, Weir-Daley started his career at Nottingham Forest in 1996 at 10 years old progressing through their Academy and making his debut after successful spells in the youth and reserve teams. He made his debut in a League Cup game against Macclesfield Town and scored on his Football League debut with Forest in a 3–1 away win over Gillingham. After eight first-team appearances, he was side-lined by a shoulder injury.[2] It would keep him out for the remainder of the 2005–06 season.

In August 2006, Weir-Daley signed on loan for struggling League Two side Macclesfield Town for three months.[3] He played seven league games and scored twice. In January 2007 he moved on loan to another League Two side, Lincoln City,[4] on loan sparking interest in a permanent deal after scoring two goals live on sky TV against Walsall.[5] His form brought him into consideration for the League Two February player of the month award.[6]

On 22 March, the deadline for emergency loans, Weir-Daley was signed on loan by League One club Bradford City and scored on his debut a last minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with AFC Bournemouth [7] After returning, Weir-Daley made his final appearance for Forest in a 2–0 win over Yeovil Town in their League One play-off semi-final first leg. He made seven league appearances for Forest, 11 in total, scoring two goals.

Notts County

Weir-Daley rejected interest from Bradford to sign a two-year deal with Notts County.[8]

Weir-Daley became the first Notts County striker to score in the 2007–08 season (including pre season), when he scored in his third start of the season in Notts County's 1–1 draw with Rotherham United on 22 September. He was released from his contract in January 2009 five months early by mutual consent along with fellow County player Jay Smith. Weir-Daley had played 48 games for County although only 12 were starts he scored three goals, all of which came in the league.[9]

Boston United

He joined Boston United in October 2009, scoring 21 goals in the 2009–10 season helping the club to promotion. In May 2011 Spencer was offerd a new contract from Boston United and rejected the offer and became a free agent

Rumours circulated of an impending move to Grimsby Town, however in a fans forum on 18 July 2011, joint-managers Paul Hurst and Rob Scott who managed Weir-Daley at Boston, commented that they had no interest in bringing him to Blundell Park.[10]

AFC Telford United

In late August 2011 he joined AFC Telford United until the end of the 2011/12 season.[11]

Back to Boston United

In January 2012 he rejoined his former club. On 1 January 2013 Weir-Daley scored his 50th competitive goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Corby Town after 96 starts and 21 as sub.[12]

Corby Town

Weir-Daley signed for Corby Town on a one-year contract in June 2014, following the expiry of his contract at Boston United.[13]

International career

Weir-Daley was called up to Montserrat in March 2015 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying double-header against Curaçao.[14]

References

  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. "Forest striker could need surgery". BBC News. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  3. "Tipton re-signs for Macclesfield". BBC News. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. "Lincoln sign Weir-Daley". BBC News. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. "Deehan makes Weir-Daley promise". BBC News. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  6. "Hennessey's heroics secure award". BBC News. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  7. "Bradford sign Forest's Weir-Daley". BBC News. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  8. "Notts County swoop for Weir-Daley". BBC News. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  9. "Pair agree to leave Meadow Lane". BBC Sport. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  10. http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~2395917,00.html
  11. "Telford sign striker Weir-Daley". BBC News. 26 August 2011.
  12. "Boston return for Weir-Daley". NonLeagueDaily.com. 13 January 2012.
  13. http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/steelmen-move-for-weir-daley-32192/
  14. "Weir-Daley receives World Cup call from Montserrat". Southern Football League. 6 March 2015.

http://www.bostonunited.co.uk/news/weir-daley-receives-united-mem-818273.html

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