Jimmy Spencer (footballer) explained

Jimmy Spencer
Full Name:James Christopher Spencer[1]
Birth Date:13 December 1991
Birth Place:Leeds, England
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Curzon Ashton
Youthyears1:1998–2010
Youthclubs1:Huddersfield Town
Years1:2009–2014
Clubs1:Huddersfield Town
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Northwich Victoria (loan)
Caps2:7
Goals2:1
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:Morecambe (loan)
Caps3:32
Goals3:8
Years4:2011–2012
Clubs4:Cheltenham Town (loan)
Caps4:41
Goals4:10
Years5:2012
Clubs5:Brentford (loan)
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2013
Clubs6:Crawley Town (loan)
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2013
Clubs7:Scunthorpe United (loan)
Caps7:13
Goals7:1
Years8:2014–2016
Clubs8:Notts County
Caps8:29
Goals8:6
Years9:2016
Clubs9:Cambridge United
Caps9:18
Goals9:6
Years10:2016–2017
Clubs10:Plymouth Argyle
Caps10:25
Goals10:3
Years11:2017–2018
Clubs11:Mansfield Town
Caps11:18
Goals11:1
Years12:2018–2023
Clubs12:Farsley Celtic
Caps12:106
Goals12:26
Years13:2023–
Clubs13:Curzon Ashton
Caps13:10
Goals13:4
Club-Update: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

Huddersfield Town

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. He signed a new two-year deal at The Galpharm Stadium in May 2011.[4]

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.[5] He scored six goals in 18 matches and an agreement was reached on 28 December 2011, for him to remain on loan for the rest of the season.[6]

Huddersfield Return 2012–13

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. 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. Spencer signed a one-year contract extension, tying him to the club until 2014 in August 2012.[7]

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.[8] 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.

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

Notts County

On 3 February, Spencer joined Notts County on a short-term contract until the end of the 2013–14 season.[9] On 14 May 2014, Spencer signed a new two-year contract with the Magpies.[10]

Cambridge United

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.[11] That afternoon he came on as a substitute against Leyton Orient and scored with his first touch of the ball.[12]

Plymouth Argyle

On 29 June 2016, Spencer signed for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle[13]

Mansfield Town

Spencer joined Mansfield Town in July 2017.[14] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2017–18 season.[15]

Farsley Celtic

In August 2018, Spencer dropped into non-league football to join Northern Premier League Premier Division club Farsley Celtic.[16] He contributed to the club's automatic promotion to the National League North and its run to the 2019 Northern Premier League Cup Final.[17] 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.[18]

Curzon Ashton

On 7 February 2023, Spencer signed for National League North rivals Curzon Ashton for an undisclosed fee.[19]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town2012–13Championship1000100020
Northwich Victoria (loan)2009–10Conference Premier7171
Morecambe (loan)2010–11League Two328100010348
Cheltenham Town (loan)2011–12League Two411020106[20] 15011
Brentford (loan)2012–13League One200020
Scunthorpe United (loan)2013–14League Two1312010161
Notts County2013–14League One135135
2014–159100000091
2015–16League Two70102000100
Total296102000326
Cambridge United2015–16League Two186186
Plymouth Argyle2016–17League Two253101010283
Mansfield Town2017–18League Two18133104[21] 000
Farsley Celtic2018–19Northern Premier League Premier Division36190014[22] 65025
2019–20National League North2910009[23] 13811
2020-21National League North1662221209
Total81352225810845
Career total269711256038933485
  1. News: The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015 . 16 May 2015 . 20 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826021512/http://www.efl.com/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf . 26 August 2016 . The Football League . 52 .
  2. Web site: Huddersfield Town – Team – First Team – James Spencer . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120624101859/http://www.htafc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10312~52440,00.html . 24 June 2012 . 3 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Morecambe sign Spencer on loan – HTFC – Terrier Bytes . www.terrier-bytes.com . 3 January 2019.
  4. News: Town rookie lands new deal . Sky Sports . 3 January 2019.
  5. News: SPENCER SET FOR CHELTENHAM LOAN . 22 July 2011 . 22 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406222250/http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10312~2399453%2C00.html . 6 April 2012 . htafc.com.
  6. News: Cheltenham Town keep Huddersfield Town's Jimmy Spencer . 28 December 2011 . 28 December 2011 . BBC Sport.
  7. Web site: Huddersfield Town striker James Spencer extends deal . 29 August 2012 . BBC Sport . 3 January 2019.
  8. News: Spencer Joins On Loan . 22 August 2013 . scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
  9. Web site: Jimmy Spencer Signs For Notts County . 3 February 2014 . Notts County FC.
  10. Web site: Jimmy Spencer Signs New Deal At Notts County . 14 May 2014 . Notts County FC.
  11. News: Cambridge United capture signing of striker Spencer . 30 January 2016 . 30 January 2016 . Cambridge United FC.
  12. News: Leyton Orient 1 Cambridge United 3 . 30 January 2016 . 30 January 2016 . BBC Sport.
  13. Web site: Jimmy's In . 29 June 2016 . Plymouth Argyle F.C . 29 June 2016.
  14. News: Jimmy Spencer: Mansfield agree to sign Plymouth striker in July . BBC Sport . 16 May 2017.
  15. Web site: Mansfield Town release Rhys Bennett and six others transfer-listed . 10 May 2018 . BBC Sport . 11 May 2018.
  16. Web site: Celts delighted to pull off Spencer signing – News – Farsley Celtic FC . www.farsleyceltic.com . en . 3 January 2019.
  17. Web site: Farsley Celtic Appearances Jimmy Spencer 2018–2019 Football Web Pages . www.footballwebpages.co.uk . 21 July 2019.
  18. Web site: NPL Player of the Year Spencer commits to Farsley – The BetVictor Northern Premier . Gordon . James . www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk . en . 11 February 2020.
  19. Web site: CURZON ASHTON FC SIGN JIMMY SPENCER. www.curzon-ashton.co.uk. 7 February 2023. 8 February 2023.
  20. 3 appearances in EFL League Two play-offs, 3 appearances in EFL Trophy
  21. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  22. 3 appearances and 2 goals in Northern Premier League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy
  23. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Farsley Celtic

Individual

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