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Joe
Spence |
Manchester
United FC
2 appearances, 1 goal
P 2 W 1 D
1 L 0 F 8: A 6
75% successful
1926-27
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Private Joseph Spence |
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name notes |
Spence was born and died with just a forename, Joseph.
It is only his Army Service Records and some newspaper articles in 1921
that have given him a middle name of Waters.
Waters, in fact, is his
mother's maiden name. There is no 'Walter' anywhere except in Lamming's
book.
In conclusion, it appears that Joseph signed himself as Joseph
Waters from 1918 til the early 1920's. |
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Born |
15 December 1898 in Throckley, Newburn-on-Tyne,
Northumberland
[registered as just 'Joseph', in Castle
Ward, March 1899]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1901
census, Joseph is the youngest of two children, both sons, to William and
Hannah (née Waters), living at 62 Long Row in Throckley. His Scottish
father is a coal mine hewer. They have two boarders, both
uncle's, forty-old Joseph Waters and 31 year-old Dabiel Spence, both
miners. |
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According to the 1911
census, schoolboy Joseph is now the second of five children, one sister
and two more brothers. They live with their parents at 5 Oak Street in
Throckley. His father is still a hewer, and still with a boarder, uncle
Joseph Waters, also a hewer.
According to his Army Service Records,
on 29 April 1918, Joseph Waters signed up for the Training Reserve
Battalion. He is a putter in the coalmines still living at 5 Oak Street.
Spence was discharged to continue with his coal mining. |
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According to the
1939 register, Joseph, an iron tube manufacturer and plain steel grinder,
is married to Alice and they live at 113 Brockwell Lane in Chesterfield. |
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Married |
to Alice Lown
[registered as Joseph W., in Castle Ward, September 1922]. |
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Died |
31
December 1966,
aged
68 years 16 days
[registered in Chesterfield, March 1967]. |
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Height/Weight |
5' 6" [1918],
5'
8", 11st.
0lbs [1925 & 1928]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his schoolboy career playing in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area. Played
with Bluchers FC juniors before playing centre-forward for Throckley Celtic FC. He joined
Scotswood FC in 1918. Joined Manchester United FC
as a centre-forward in March 1919. He made 481 league appearnces,
scoring 158 goals.
Signed for Bradford City FC on 12 June 1933, and after 27 goals
in 75 league appearances,
he joined Chesterfield FC on 16 May 1935, where he scored another
ten goals in 58 league appearances. Retired in 1938 |
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Club honours |
Football League Division Two
runners-up 1924-25; Division Three North winners
1935-36; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
Father of Joe Spence
(York City FC, 1950-54) |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of six who became 504th players (507)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-right (although being a club centre-forward) |
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First match |
No. 150, 24 May 1926, Belgium 3 England 5, an
end-of-season friendly
match at Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen, aged 27 years
160 days. |
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Last match |
No. 151,
20 October 1926,
England 3
Ireland
3, a
British Championship match at Anfield Road, Anfield, Liverpool, aged
27 years 309 days.
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Major tournaments |
British Championships 1926-27; |
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Team honours |
British Championships shared 1926-27; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Cousin of
George Brown |
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Beyond England |
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Worked for the Chesterfield Tube
Company until his retirement in 1965. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.231. |
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Joe Spence - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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4 |
2 |
1 |
180 |
1 |
180 min |
1 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Joe Spence
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home
-
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away
- Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
3.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
3.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Joe Spence
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1926-27 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Joe Spence
- Match History
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Club:
Manchester United F.C.
- two full appearances (180 min), 1 goal |
F.A. International Selection Committee - two full appearances
(180 min)x
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Notes
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