Simon Spencer
Personal information
Full name Simon Dean Spencer[1]
Date of birth (1976-09-10) 10 September 1976
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1995 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
International career
1992 England U16
1994 England U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Dean Spencer (born 10 September 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career at Tottenham Hotspur and later moved to Brentford, where he made one appearance in the Football League. He was capped by England at U16 and U18 level.

Playing career

Tottenham Hotspur

Spencer began his career in the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and progressed to make three senior appearances for the club, all during the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup campaign.[3][4] He departed White Hart Lane at the end of the 1996–97 season.[5]

Brentford

Spencer was offered a three-month trial at Second Division club Brentford during the 1997–98 pre-season and signed a one-year contract on 1 August 1997.[2][5] He made his debut in a 3–0 opening day defeat to Millwall and was substituted for Ryan Denys at half time by caretaker manager Kevin Lock.[6][7] 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 departed Griffin Park in January 1998, after negotiating a settlement on his contract.[5]

Non-League football

After his release from Brentford, Spencer dropped into non-League football and played for Conference club Yeovil Town and Isthmian League clubs Egham Town and Billericay Town.[8]

International career

Spencer was capped by England at U16 and U18 level.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 1995–96[4] Premier League 000000 3[lower-alpha 1] 0—30
Brentford 1997–98[6] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
Yeovil Town 1997–98[9] Conference 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Career total 200010 3 00060
  1. ↑ Appearances in Intertoto Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Simon Spencer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 Simon Spencer at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 "Tottenham Spurs in History". tottenham-spur.blogspot.co.uk. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Simon Spencer". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 258–263. ISBN 9781906796723.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Simon Spencer in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 240.
  8. ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 152. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  9. ↑ "Yeovil Town : Simon Spencer Profile". www.ciderspace.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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