Charlie Spencer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles William Spencer | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1899 | ||
Place of birth | Washington, England | ||
Date of death | 9 February 1953 | (aged 53)||
Place of death | York, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Full-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Glebe Rovers (Washington) | |||
Washington Chemical Works | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1921–1928 | Newcastle United | 161 | (8) |
1928–1930 | Manchester United | 46 | (0) |
1930–1932 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ? | (?) |
1932–1937 | Wigan Athletic | ||
International career | |||
1924–1925 | England | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1932–1937 | Wigan Athletic (player-manager) | ||
1937–1951 | Grimsby Town | ||
1951–1952 | Hastings United | ||
1952–1953 | York City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Charles William Spencer (4 December 1899 – 9 February 1953) was an English football player and manager.
Club career
After service with the
In January 1928, Spencer signed for
International career
Spencer played twice for England. His first game was against Scotland on 12 April 1924 and his second, and last, cap came against Wales on 28 February 1925.[4]
Managerial career
Spencer became Wigan Athletic's first ever manager in August 1932.[5][6] During his first four seasons at the club, he won the Cheshire County League Championship three times.
He left Wigan in March 1937 to become manager of Grimsby Town.[5] Grimsby were then playing in the First Division and narrowly avoided relegation at the end of the 1937–38 season.
The following season, Spencer had assembled a fine squad, including former
He was appointed as manager of York City in November 1952.[9] However, he died less than three months into his reign at the club on 9 February 1953 at his home in Blackpool.[5][9]
Managerial statistics
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Wigan Athletic | 1 August 1932 | 30 April 1937 | 418 | 293 | 87 | 38 | 70% | |
Grimsby Town | 1 May 1937 | 1 May 1951 | 326 | 102 | 148 | 76 | 31.28 | |
York City | 1 November 1952 | 1 February 1953 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 38.46 |
References
- ^ "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "NUFC – 1926/27 Squad". Toonarama. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ^ "Archives". NUFC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ^ "Charlie Spencer". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "Every International Latics Player". Wigan Athletic Football Club Fan Site. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ^ "Charlie Spencer's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
- ISBN 1-84513-054-5.
- ^ ISBN 0-7524-1568-9.