Alf Spouncer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Gainsborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 1962 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Southend, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1893-1894 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 1895-1897 | Sheffield United | ||
| 1897-1910 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| National team | |||
| 1900 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1923-1924 | Barcelona | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William Alfred Spouncer (1 July 1877 – 31 August 1962) was an English footballer, who played as an outside left.
Career
Born in Gainsborough, Spouncer first played for hometown club Gainsborough Trinity during the 1893-94 season. He joined Sheffield United in October 1895,[1] where he would stay until May 1897, when he signed professionally for Nottingham Forest.[2] He won the FA Cup in 1898 and the Division Two title in 1907. After leaving Forest in 1910, and failing to find a new club, he retired the following year.
Internationally, he earned one cap for England in 1900, against Wales.[3]
Spouncer had a brief foray into management with Barcelona, taking charge of the Catalans during the 1923-24 season. He won the Campionat de Catalunya with ten wins out of ten, but in the Copa del Rey, his Barcelona side were soundly beaten 6-1 in the semi-final replay against the eventual winners, Real Unión.[4]