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Howard
Spencer |
Aston Villa FC
6 appearances, 0 goals
P 6 W 4 D
1 L 1 F 14: A 4
75% successful
1897-1905
captain: three
minutes played: 540 |
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Timeline |
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Howard Spencer |
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Birth |
23 August 1875
in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [registered in
Aston, December 1875]. |
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According to the 1881
census, Howard is the fifth of seven children to Josh and Fanny, living at
33 Aston Village in Aston Manor. His father is a grease merchant. |
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According to the 1891
census, Howard is still one of the seven children still at home with their
parents now at 23 Trinity Road in Handsworth, alongside two servants. His
father is an oil merchant. |
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According to the 1901
census, all seven of the children are still at home with their parents,
now at Moorfields, 17 Church Lane in Handsworth. Howard is an oil agent
too, as is his father. |
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According to the 1911
census, Howard is living with his oldest brother and his young family.
Howard is a coal factor, and with one servant, they live at Dunkeld, in
Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Howard is living with his older sister, Kate, and younger sister,
Charlotte, at 7 Windsor Road in Boscombe. Howard is still a coal factor. |
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Marriage |
to Maud
Nevill
[registered in Wellington, June 1913]. |
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According to the 1939 register, Howard and Maud are married and they live
at 62 Four Oaks Road in Sutton Coldfield. Howard is a retired Coal
Contractor. |
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Death |
14 January 1940
at Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, aged
64 years 144 days
[registered in Sutton Coldfield, March 1940].
Buried in
Little Aston. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played schoolboy football
in Birmingham before joining Birmingham junior side Stamford FC and then
Birchfield Trinity FC, from where he joined Aston Villa FC in 1894. He
played his last match on 30 November 1907, retiring shortly after. In
1912, Spencer was playing football with a coal trade team in a charity
match in 1912. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners
1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05;
Football
League Champions 1895-96, 1896-97, 1899-1900; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(nine appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10½", 12st.
12lbs [1905]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two
who
became 234th players (235) to
appear for England |
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Position(s) |
Left/right-back |
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First match |
No. 60, 29 March 1897, England 4 Wales 0, a
British Championship match at Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield, aged
21 years
218 days. |
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Last match |
No. 85, 1 April 1905, England 1 Scotland 0, a
British Championship match at The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Penge,
London, aged 29 years 221 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1896-97, 1899-1900, 1902-03,
1904-05; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1902-03,
winners 1904-05; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Became a director of Aston Villa FC
from June 1909 until ill-health in May 1936. Also became managing-director
of a coal and coke contracting firm. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.232. |
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Howard Spencer - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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6 |
6 |
6 |
540 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
three |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Howard Spencer
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
+10 |
0 |
3 |
2.60 |
0.60 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All
-
British Championship |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
+10 |
0 |
3 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
75.0 |
+3 |
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Howard Spencer
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1896-97 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1899-1900 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1902-03 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1904-05 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC
All |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
+10 |
0 |
3 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
75.0 |
+3 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
+10 |
0 |
3 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
75.0 |
+3 |
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All |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
+10 |
0 |
3 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
75.0 |
+3 |
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Howard Spencer
- Match History |
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Club: Aston
Villa F.C. - 6 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 6
full capsx
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Age 21 |
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1 |
60 |
29 March 1897
- England 4 Wales 0,
Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lb |
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2 |
61 |
3 April 1897 - England 1 Scotland 2,
Sports Arena, Penge |
HL |
Start |
lb |
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Age 24 |
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3 |
69 |
26 March 1900 - Wales 1 England 1,
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
rb |
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Age 27 |
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4 |
77 |
14 February 1903 - England 4 Ireland 0,
Molineux, Wolverhampton |
BC |
HW |
captain |
rb |
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Age
29 |
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5 |
84 |
27 March 1905
- England 3 Wales 1,
Anfield Road, Liverpool |
BC |
HW |
captain |
rb |
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6 |
85 |
1 April 1905 -
England 1 Scotland 0, Sports Arena,
Penge |
HW |
captain |
rb |
Notes
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CG
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