Jim Spedding Explained

Jim Spedding
Fullname:John James Spedding
Birth Date:1 October 1912
Birth Place:Keighley, England
Death Place:Connah's Quay, Wales
Height:5 ft 9 in[1]
Position:Right half
Clubs1:Rosehill Villa
Years2:1933–1936
Clubs2:Gateshead
Caps2:88
Goals2:14
Years3:1936–1937
Clubs3:Huddersfield Town
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:1937–1939
Clubs4:Chesterfield
Caps4:19
Goals4:1
Years5:1939
Clubs5:Darlington
Clubs6:Worksop Town

John James Spedding (1 October 1912 – December 1982) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a right half for Gateshead, Huddersfield Town and Chesterfield. He also played three games, scoring once, for Darlington before the 1939–40 season was abandoned because of the Second World War.[2] He was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, and died in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales.[3]

Personal information

He was married in 1945 to Hilda Swain (1917-2008) and lived in Cheshire until his death in 1982. They had four daughters.

Notes and References

  1. News: Darlington's new team . Sunday Sun . Newcastle upon Tyne . 20 August 1938 . 17 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData (Tony Brown) . Nottingham . 2004 . 246 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. Web site: Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009 . Excel spreadsheet . Chesterfield F.C . Stuart . Basson . 24 June 2009 . 12 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004124716/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/staticFiles/38/39/0%2C%2C10435~145720%2C00.xls . 4 October 2011 . dmy-all .