Simon Spencer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Dean Spencer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | Yeovil Town | 1 | (0) |
| Egham Town | |||
| Billericay Town | |||
| National team | |||
| 1992 | England U16 | ||
| 1994 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Simon Dean Spencer (born 10 September 1976) is a former English professional football midfielder. He began his career at Tottenham Hotspur and later moved to Brentford, where he made one appearance in the Football League. He represented England U16 and U18 at international level.
Playing career
Tottenham Hotspur
Spencer began his career in the academy at Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.[2] He made his only senior Spurs appearance in a humiliating 8–0 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage defeat to 1. FC Köln on 22 July 1995.[3] He departed the club at the end of the 1996–97 season.[4]
Brentford
Spencer was offered a three-month trial at Division Two side Brentford during the 1997–98 pre-season and was awarded a one-year contract on 1 August 1997.[4][5] He was joined at the club by former Tottenham youth teammates Leon Townley and Simon Wormull.[4] Spencer made his debut in a 3–0 opening day defeat to Millwall and was brought off for Ryan Denys at half time by manager Eddie May.[6] He completed his first 90 minutes for the club in the following game, a League Cup first round shootout win over Shrewsbury Town.[6] It proved to be his final appearance for the club and he failed to feature in a first team squad again.[6] Spencer (along with Stuart Myall, Tamer Fernandes and Joe Omigie) departed the club in January 1998, having negotiated a settlement on his contract.[4]
Non-league football
After his release from Brentford, Spencer dropped into non-league football and played for Conference side Yeovil Town and Isthmian League sides Egham Town and Billericay Town.[7]
International career
Spencer represented the England U16 and U18 teams.[2] He made his debut for the U18s in a 3–3 friendly draw with Norway on 24 July 1994, coming on as a substitute for David Beresford.[8] His second appearance came two days later in another friendly versus Norway, this time starting the match.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1995–96[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1997–98[6] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Yeovil Town | 1997–98[11] | Conference | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in InterToto Cup.
References
- ↑ "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Simon Spencer". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- 1 2 wlhatwhl. "Tottenham Spurs in History". tottenham-spur.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "1.FC Koln v Tottenham Hotspur, 22 July 1995". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- 1 2 3 4 www.legendspublishing.net/90/BBB90sampler.pdf
- ↑ "Simon Spencer". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Simon Spencer | Football Stats | No Club | Season 1997/1998 | 1987-1998 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 152. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Norway v England, 24 July 1994". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Norway v England, 26 July 1994". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Simon Spencer". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- ↑ "Yeovil Town : Simon Spencer Profile". www.ciderspace.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
