Jimmy Spencer (footballer)

Jimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer, playing for Curzon Ashton, in 2023
Personal information
Full name James Christopher Spencer[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Curzon Ashton
Youth career
1998–2010 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
2010 → Northwich Victoria (loan) 7 (1)
2010–2011 → Morecambe (loan) 32 (8)
2011–2012 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 41 (10)
2012 → Brentford (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Crawley Town (loan) 0 (0)
2013 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 13 (1)
2014–2016 Notts County 29 (6)
2016 Cambridge United 18 (6)
2016–2017 Plymouth Argyle 25 (3)
2017–2018 Mansfield Town 18 (1)
2018–2023 Farsley Celtic 106 (26)
2023– Curzon Ashton 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

James Christopher Spencer (born 13 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Curzon Ashton. A product of the Huddersfield Town academy, he spent much of his career with the club away on loan and later played for English Football League clubs Notts County, Cambridge United, Plymouth Argyle and Mansfield Town.

Career

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Huddersfield Town

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Spencer originally joined the academy as a seven-year-old in 1998 and progressed through the club's youth system. He was first offered professional terms with the club during the 2009–10 season after being loaned out to Northwich Victoria.[2]

Spencer was then loaned out to Football League Two side Morecambe.[3] Originally a six-month deal, it was extended to a season-long loan in the January transfer window. He made 32 league appearances, scoring eight goals.[4] He signed a new two-year deal at The Galpharm Stadium in May 2011.[5]

On 22 July, Huddersfield Town confirmed that he was set to join League Two side Cheltenham Town on a half-season loan for the 2011–12 season.[6] He scored six goals in 18 matches and an agreement was reached on 28 December 2011,[7] for him to remain on loan for the rest of the season.[8]

Huddersfield Return 2012–13

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Spencer made his Huddersfield Town first team début in the League Cup first round 2–0 away defeat at Preston North End on 13 August 2012, playing 75 minutes on his début before being replaced by more experienced striker Alan Lee.[9] He made his league début in the 1–0 defeat by Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium on 17 August, as a late substitute.[9] Spencer signed a one-year contract extension, tying him to the club until 2014 in August 2012.[10]

On 16 October 2012, he joined Football League One side Brentford on a one-month loan deal. He returned on 21 November, after a period on the sidelines.

On 10 January 2013, he joined League One side Crawley Town on loan for the remainder of the season, but his loan was cancelled on 6 February, after he failed to shake off a knee injury, which meant he made no appearances for the Red Devils.

On 22 August 2013, Spencer joined Football League Two side Scunthorpe United on loan until 5 January 2014.[11] The loan was ended on 30 December by the new Iron manager Russ Wilcox. His only goal in his 13 appearances for the club came in the 4–0 win over Rochdale at Spotland on 26 November.[12]

On 31 January 2014, Spencer left Huddersfield after having his contract terminated.

Notts County

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On 3 February, Spencer joined Notts County on a short-term contract until the end of the 2013–14 season.[13] On 14 May 2014, Spencer signed a new two-year contract with the Magpies.[14]

Cambridge United

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On 29 January 2016, Spencer had his contract with Notts County terminated by mutual consent. On 30 January he joined Cambridge United on an initial six-month deal.[15] That afternoon he came on as a substitute against Leyton Orient and scored with his first touch of the ball.[16]

Plymouth Argyle

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On 29 June 2016, Spencer signed for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle[17]

Mansfield Town

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Spencer joined Mansfield Town in July 2017.[18] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2017–18 season.[19]

Farsley Celtic

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In August 2018, Spencer dropped into non-league football to join Northern Premier League Premier Division club Farsley Celtic.[20] He contributed to the club's automatic promotion to the National League North and its run to the 2019 Northern Premier League Cup Final.[21][22] Spencer was voted the Northern Premier League Player of the Year and was retained for the 2019–20 season in a dual player-ambassador role.[23]

Curzon Ashton

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On 7 February 2023, Spencer signed for National League North rivals Curzon Ashton for an undisclosed fee.[24]

Career statistics

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As of match played 8 February 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 2012–13[9] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Northwich Victoria (loan) 2009–10[25] Conference Premier 7 1 — — — 7 1
Morecambe (loan) 2010–11[4] League Two 32 8 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 34 8
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2011–12[7] League Two 41 10 2 0 1 0 6[b] 1 50 11
Brentford (loan) 2012–13[9] League One 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2013–14[12] League Two 13 1 2 0 — 1[a] 0 16 1
Notts County 2013–14[12] League One 13 5 — — — 13 5
2014–15[26] 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2015–16[27] League Two 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Total 29 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 32 6
Cambridge United 2015–16[27] League Two 18 6 — — — 18 6
Plymouth Argyle 2016–17[28] League Two 25 3 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 28 3
Mansfield Town 2017–18[29] League Two 18 1 3 3 1 0 4[a] 0 0 0
Farsley Celtic 2018–19[21] Northern Premier League Premier Division 36 19 0 0 — 14[c] 6 50 25
2019–20[30] National League North 29 10 0 0 — 9[d] 1 38 11
2020-21 National League North 16 6 2 2 2 1 20 9
Total 81 35 2 2 — 25 8 108 45
Career total 269 71 12 5 6 0 38 9 334 85
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ 3 appearances in EFL League Two play-offs, 3 appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ 3 appearances and 2 goals in Northern Premier League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

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Farsley Celtic

Individual

  • Northern Premier League Player of the Year: 2018–19[23]

References

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  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Huddersfield Town – Team – First Team – James Spencer". Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Morecambe sign Spencer on loan – HTFC – Terrier Bytes". www.terrier-bytes.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Games played by Jimmy Spencer in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Town rookie lands new deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. ^ "SPENCER SET FOR CHELTENHAM LOAN". htafc.com. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Jimmy Spencer in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Cheltenham Town keep Huddersfield Town's Jimmy Spencer". BBC Sport. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d "Games played by Jimmy Spencer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Huddersfield Town striker James Spencer extends deal". BBC Sport. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Spencer Joins On Loan". scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 22 August 2013.
  12. ^ a b c "Games played by Jimmy Spencer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Jimmy Spencer Signs For Notts County". Notts County FC. 3 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Jimmy Spencer Signs New Deal At Notts County". Notts County FC. 14 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Cambridge United capture signing of striker Spencer". Cambridge United FC. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  16. ^ "Leyton Orient 1 Cambridge United 3". BBC Sport. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Jimmy's In". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Jimmy Spencer: Mansfield agree to sign Plymouth striker in July". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Mansfield Town release Rhys Bennett and six others transfer-listed". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Celts delighted to pull off Spencer signing – News – Farsley Celtic FC". www.farsleyceltic.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  21. ^ a b c "Farsley Celtic | Appearances | Jimmy Spencer | 2018–2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  22. ^ a b Farsley Celtic F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  23. ^ a b Gordon, James. "NPL Player of the Year Spencer commits to Farsley – The BetVictor Northern Premier". www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  24. ^ "CURZON ASHTON FC SIGN JIMMY SPENCER". www.curzon-ashton.co.uk. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  25. ^ "Games played by Jimmy Spencer in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Jimmy Spencer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Jimmy Spencer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Jimmy Spencer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by Jimmy Spencer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  30. ^ Jimmy Spencer at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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