Thomas Spilsbury | |
Fullname: | Thomas John Spilsbury |
Birth Date: | 1874 |
Birth Place: | Stoke-upon-Trent, England |
Position: | Left-back |
Youthclubs1: | Dresden United |
Years1: | 1897–1901 |
Clubs1: | Burslem Port Vale |
Caps1: | 41 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 41 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Thomas John "Spill" Spilsbury (1874–1947) was a footballer who played 57 games at left-back for Burslem Port Vale (25 in the Midland Football League, 16 in the Football League).
Spilsbury played for Dresden United before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1897.[1] His debut match could hardly have gone better; an 8–0 romp over Grantham Rovers at the Athletic Ground.[1] He was a regular until January 1899 and was a member of the 1898 Staffordshire Senior Cup winning side during his run.[1] He played 15 Second Division and two FA Cup games in the 1898–99 season, but featured just once in the 1899–1900 season and retired at the end of the 1900–01 campaign.[1]
Source:
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1896–97 | Midland League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
1897–98 | Midland League | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
1898–99 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
1899–1900 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Port Vale
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