Tom Spence Explained

Tom Spence
Birth Date:4 January 1960
Birth Place:Airdrie, Scotland
Height:5 feet 11 inches
Position:Left-back
Youthclubs1:Glenboig
Years1:1982–1988
Caps1:147
Goals1:6
Clubs1:Stirling Albion
Years2:1988
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Clubs2:Alloa Athletic
Years3:1988
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Clubs3:Cowdenbeath
Years4:1988–1989
Caps4:29
Goals4:4
Clubs4:Clydebank
Years5:1989–1990
Caps5:12
Goals5:0
Clubs5:Clyde
Years6:1990–1991
Caps6:50
Goals6:1
Clubs6:Kilmarnock
Years7:1991–1993
Caps7:58
Goals7:1
Clubs7:East Fife
Years8:1993–1994
Caps8:12
Goals8:0
Clubs8:Albion Rovers
Totalcaps:311
Totalgoals:12
Manageryears1:1994–1995
Managerclubs1:Albion Rovers

Tom Spence (4 January 1960 – 28 April 2012) was a Scottish football player and manager.[1] He was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. Spence played for Stirling Albion, Clydebank, Clyde and Kilmarnock and was captain of the Stirling Albion team which defeated Selkirk 20–0 in 1984.[2]

Former Cumnock, Thorniewood and Dunipace boss Tom - or Tam as he was better known - Spence died suddenly overnight, at the age of just 52.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom Spence . Cumnock Juniors FC . 2012-04-25 . 2012-04-29.
  2. Web site: Albion Rovers survival hopes hit - Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser . www.acadvertiser.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105061939/http://www.acadvertiser.co.uk/coatbridge-airdrie-sport/lanarkshire-football/albion-rovers-fc/2012/05/02/albion-rovers-survival-hopes-hit-65864-30885627/ . 2013-11-05.