William Alfred Spouncer (1 July 1877 – 31 August 1962) was an English footballer, who played as an outside left.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Gainsborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 1962 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Southend, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1893–1894 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 1895–1897 | Sheffield United | ||
| 1897–1910 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| International career | |||
| 1900 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1923–1924 | Barcelona | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Gainsborough, Spouncer first played for hometown club Gainsborough Trinity during the 1893–94 season. He joined Sheffield United in October 1895,[1] where he would stay until May 1897, when he signed professionally for Nottingham Forest.[2] He won the FA Cup in 1898 and the Division Two title in 1907. After leaving Forest in 1910, and failing to find a new club, he retired the following year.
Internationally, he earned one cap for England in 1900, against Wales.[3]
Spouncer had a brief foray into management with Barcelona, taking charge of the Catalans during the 1923–24 season. He won the Campionat de Catalunya with ten wins out of ten, but in the Copa del Rey, his Barcelona side were soundly beaten 6–1 in the semi-final replay against the eventual winners, Real Unión.[4]
Honours
edit- Nottingham Forest
References
edit- ^ "England Players – Alf Spouncer". England Football Online.
- ^ England's Players - Sadler to Swift
- ^ "Alf Spouncer". Englandstats.com.
- ^ William Alfred Spouncer (1923-24) Archived 3 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
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