Peter Spooner Explained

Peter Spooner
Fullname:Peter Goodwill Spooner
Height:5 ft 7 in[1]
Birth Date:30 August 1910
Birth Place:Hepscott, England
Position:Outside left
Years2:1928–1929
Years3:1929–1930
Years4:1930–1931
Years5:1931–1933
Years6:1933–1935
Years7:1935–1939
Years8:1939
Clubs1:Newbiggin United
Clubs3:Newcastle United (trial)
Clubs8:Gateshead
Caps1:?
Caps2:0
Caps3:0
Caps4:5
Caps5:57
Caps6:17
Caps7:132
Caps8:3
Goals1:?
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals5:13
Goals6:2
Goals7:29
Goals8:2

Peter Goodwill Spooner (30 August 1910 – 1987) was an English footballer.

Career

Spooner played for Newbiggin United before joining Ashington in 1928.[2] He had trials with Newcastle United in 1929.[2] [3] He joined Bradford Park Avenue in 1930, making five appearances and scoring one goal in the league, before joining York City in the summer of 1931.[2] [3] He impressed at the club and joined Sheffield United for a fee of £500 in May 1993 after making 57 appearances and scoring 13 goals in the league.[2] [3] After making 17 appearances and scoring two goals in the league for the club,[2] he returned to York in 1935.[3] In the FA Cup in the 1937–38 season, he scored against Coventry City in the third round and the winner against Middlesbrough in the fifth round.[3] He left the club in May 1939, after making 132 appearances and scoring 29 goals in the league, and joined Gateshead, for whom he made three appearances and scored two goals in the league.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: York City. New attack to cure old faults . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xiii . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Joyce , Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939 . Tony Brown . 2004 . 247 . 1-899468-67-6 .
  3. Book: Batters , Dave . York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990 . The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited . 1990 . 202 . York City Stars . 0-907969-69-0 .