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Charlie
Spencer |
Newcastle United FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
1 L 0 F 3: A 2
75% successful
1924-27
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Charles William Spencer |
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Born |
4 December 1899 in Washington, county Durham [no
registration found]. Only newspaper reports confirm a place of
birth. |
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Census Notes |
Cannot be found on the 1901 or 1911 census'. |
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According to the 1939 register, widowed Charles W. is a footballer manager
living at 99 Lambert Road in Glandford Brigg, the home of John Bradley, a
bread van driver. |
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Married |
to
Doris Butterworth
[registered as Charles W. in South Shields, March 1918].
Doris died in Blackpool, 14 November 1938 |
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Died |
9 February 1953
in York Hospital,
aged 53 years 67 days
[registered in York, March 1953]. Living at Avenue Terrace
in York. Left £1070 intestate. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 11st.
7 lbs [1922]. |
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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 junior career with Washington side Glebe Rovers FC and played with his
works team, Washington Chemical Works FC. Newcastle United FC signed him
in October 1921. After 161 league appearances
and eight goals, Manchester United FC paid four thousand pounds for his signature
in July 1928. Despite being club captain, he
made just 46 league appearances when he was placed on the transfer
list with an asking price of two thousand pounds to a league side,
however, he joined Kent League side, Tunbridge Wells Rangers FC as a player-manager,
without a fee being paid, on 9 May
1930. His departure was announced on 8 April 1932, as his contract would
not be renewed. Newly-formed Wigan Athletic AFC then signed him as their player-manager
on 11 August
1932 until he left on 19 March 1937. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
winners 1923-24; Football League
Champions 1926-27; Cheshire County League winners 1933-34, 1934-35,
1935-36; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (two appearances);
FA Charity Shield
runners-up with Professionals 1925
(captain); |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
Joined Tunbridge Wells Rangers FC as a player-manager
on 9 May 1930. Wigan Athletic AFC then signed him as their player-manager
on 11 August 1932 until he left in March 1937. He was appointed
manager at Lincoln City FC on 16 June 1936, however, the directors at
Wigan refused to release him, stating he still had just signed a five year
contract with them. Still, the same directors allowed him to be appointed
as manager of Grimsby Town FC within a year, on 19 March 1937, and remained until
ill health forced his resignation on 4 May 1951. Returned to management with
Southern League side, Hastings United FC on 13 October 1951, he resigned
again on 14 December, because of 'the worry and strain' of management.
Spencer was the successful applicant from over thirty names for the vacant
managerial position at York City FC, effective from 17 November 1952, until
his death four months later. |
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Club honours |
Cheshire County League winners 1933-34, 1934-35,
1935-36; |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who became the 472nd
players (472)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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First match |
No.
140,
12 April 1924, England 1 Scotland
1, a British
Championship match at
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 24 years
130 days. |
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Last match |
No. 144, 28 February 1925, Wales 1 England 2,
a British Championship match at Vetch Field, Glamorgan Street, Swansea, aged
25 years 86 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship
1923-24, 1924-25; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
FA Tour of
Australia 1925; |
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Distinctions |
Spencer
and Billy
Butler were the first England debutants at Wembley. |
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England Disgrace |
"PLAYER-MANAGER SUSPENDED
"Charles Spencer, player-manager of Tunbridge
Wells Rangers F.C. and the former Manchester United and Newcastle United
centre-half, has been suspended for 21 days by a joint commission of the
Kent and Essex County F.A.'s. It is alleged that he struck a spectator in
the face during a scene on Grays Thurrock ground on February 7. Spencer
will not be able to assist his club in the Kent Senior Cup semi-final on
March 21 at Maidstone." - Saturday,
14 March 1931, The Portsmouth Evening News |
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Beyond England |
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Remained in football, in particular,
management, until his death in 1952. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.231/232. |
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Charlie Spencer - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
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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Charlie Spencer
- 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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All
-
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Charlie Spencer
- 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 1923-24 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1924-25 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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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 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Notes
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CG
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