Full Name:
Howard Spencer
Born:
23rd August 1875, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Died: 14th January 1940, Sutton Coldfield aged 64 England Career:
1897 - 1905
Positions:
Left Back and
Right Back
Clubs (and caps):
Aston Villa (6)
FA Legacy Number:
235
Career Summary:
Howard Spencer (23rd August 1875 - 14th January 1940) was an international footballer who represented England 6 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 29th March 1897 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 1st April 1905 aged 29. Spencer, born on 23rd August 1875, in Edgbaston, Birmingham, has a FA Legacy Number of 235 and played as a Left Back and
Right Back for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v Wales (HC) on 29th March 1897 aged 21 years, 7 months, 6 days Last Cap: v Scotland (HC) on 1st April 1905 aged 29 years, 7 months, 9 days First Captaincy: v Ireland (HC) on 14th February 1903 aged 27 years, 5 months, 22 days Career Length: 8 years, 2 days Starts: 6
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 6
England Match Statistics
British Home Championship HC
6
0
3
0
0
Competitive
6
0
3
0
0
Home
5
0
3
0
0
Away
1
0
0
0
0
Won
4
0
3
0
0
Lost
1
0
0
0
0
Drawn
1
0
0
0
0
Right Back
4
0
3
0
0
Left Back
2
0
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
7 sources from 6 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
SCO, 1 - 0, 1st Apr 1905 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 6. Age: 29 years, 7 months, 9 days.
WAL, 3 - 1, 27th Mar 1905 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 5. Age: 29 years, 7 months, 4 days.
IRE, 4 - 0, 14th Feb 1903 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 4. Age: 27 years, 5 months, 22 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 26th Mar 1900 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 3. Age: 24 years, 7 months, 3 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 3rd Apr 1897 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 2. Age: 21 years, 7 months, 11 day.
WAL, 4 - 0, 29th Mar 1897 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 1. Age: 21 years, 7 months, 6 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.