Joseph Lown Spence (13 October 1925 – December 2009) was an English footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for York City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Lown Spence | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 December 2009 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Chesterfield,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1949 | Chesterfield | 0 | (0) |
| 1949 | Buxton | ||
| 1950–1954 | York City | 110 | (0) |
| – | Burton Albion | ||
| 1956–1957 | Macclesfield Town | 39 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editA former England Schools' player, and son of Manchester United and England player Joe Spence, Spence started his football career with Chesterfield in January 1947.[2] He moved to Buxton in July 1949, after not making a single appearance at Chesterfield. Spence moved on to York City in July 1950. He was a virtual ever-present at the club during the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons. He left the club in the summer of 1954 to move to Burton Albion.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Joe Spence". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Joe Spence: 1925–2009". Chesterfield F.C. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 200. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.