Ray Spencer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Spencer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Kings Norton, England | ||
| Date of death | 2016 (aged 82–83) | ||
| Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1950 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1958 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1958–1961 | Darlington | 97 | (5) |
| 1961–1964 | Torquay United | 59 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | Bath City | ||
| 1965–196? |
Bridgwater Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond Spencer (25 March 1933 – 2016) was an English professional
Bridgwater Town
. He represented England at schoolboy level.
Life and career
Raymond Spencer was born in
Wolverhampton Wanderers but never went on to League football.[5]
Spencer joined
He signed for
West Ham United in the inaugural season of the League Cup.[11][12] The Daily Mirror reported how, "after only twenty seconds, [Lance Robson] swung the ball over to inside right Bobby Baxter, who teed it up for left half Ray Spencer to slam in a glorious goal from thirty yards (27 m)."[13] Spencer made 106 appearances for Darlington and scored seven goals.[14]
In June 1961, Spencer joined
Bridgwater Town.[1]
Spencer was married to Maeve. He died in 2016.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Player search: Spencer, R (Ray)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Spencer, Raymond (Ray)". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Boys' international at Highfield Road". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 April 1948. p. 6.
- ^ "Schoolboy International. England beat Wales". Sports Argus. Birmingham. 10 April 1948. p. 1.
- ^ "Villa new boy will always remember Cup day". Sports Argus. Birmingham. 9 May 1953. p. 4.
- ^ Matheson, Charles (22 May 1954). "Happy ending to Johnny Dixon's German misadventure". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 4.
- ^ "Second Scot to follow Clem?". Sports Argus. Birmingham. 18 August 1956. p. 4.
- ^ Tweddle (2000), p. 54.
- ^ Sewell, Albert (19 October 1958). "Uproar at three League games". Sunday Dispatch. London. p. 12.
- ^ Tweddle (2000), pp. 55–57.
- ^ "Looking back at the past". Farewell to Feethams. Darlington Supporters' Trust. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Tribute to Ray Spencer". Darlington F.C. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Cup rout for Hammers". Daily Mirror. London. 25 October 1960. p. 29.
- ^ Tweddle (2000), p. 108.
- ^ "Torquay sign Spencer". Evening Express. Aberdeen. 10 June 1961. p. 6.
- ^ "Ray Spencer". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "All time list of Bath City FC players". Bath City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
Sources
- Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: Soccerdata. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.