| Tim Spears | |
| Fullname: | Tim Spears |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1984 |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight: | 15st |
| Club1: | Castleford Tigers |
| Year1start: | 2003 |
| Year1end: | 04 |
| Appearances1: | 3 |
| Tries1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Club2: | → Dewsbury Rams |
| Year2start: | 2004(loan) |
| Appearances2: | 6 |
| Tries2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Club3: | Batley Bulldogs |
| Year3start: | 2004 |
| Year3end: | 08 |
| Appearances3: | 113 |
| Tries3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 44 |
| Year4start: | 2009 |
| Year4end: | 16 |
| Appearances4: | 201 |
| Tries4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 84 |
| Club5: | York City Knights |
| Year5start: | 2017 |
| Year5end: | 21 |
| Appearances5: | 92 |
| Tries5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals5: | 0 |
| Points5: | 40 |
| Updated: | 26 March 2016 |
| Source: | [1] |
| New: | yes |
Tim Spears (born 27 July 1984) is a rugby league footballer who played as a and for the York City Knights in Betfred Championship.[2]
He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 801) in the Super League, the Dewsbury Rams, the Batley Bulldogs and the Featherstone Rovers (captain) (Heritage № 926).[3]
Spears joined Featherstone in 2009 and was part of the team that topped the Championship for four consecutive seasons before being appointed captain for the 2014 season.[4] In January 2014, Spears lay claim the fastest ever rugby league try when it took just 7.7 seconds to score from the kick off in a trial game against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[5]
In December 2016 Spears signed a one-year deal with York which was extended for the 2018 season.[6] [7] In September 2021, Spears announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 season.[8]