Joseph Waters Spence ( English Joseph Waters Spence ; December 15, 1898 , , England - December 31, 1966 , Chesterfield , England ), better known as Joe Spence ( English Joe Spence ) - English footballer . For a long time he played for the English club Manchester United , becoming one of its most famous players in the interwar period. With 168 goals, he takes 7th place (along with Ryan Giggs ) in the list of the club's top scorers in history.
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| Full name | Joseph Waters Spence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicknames | The Scotswood Whippet (Scottswood Hound) Give It To Joe Mr. Soccer (Mr. Football) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 15, 1898 Trocley , England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 31, 1966 (68 years old) Chesterfield , England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 173 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | winger center forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Characterized as a “fast, technical, strong player” [1] . On “ Old Trafford ” in the 1920s, the chant “Give the ball to Joe!” ( Born Give It To Joe ) was popular. Also, the fans called him “Mr. Soccer” ( English Mr. Soccer ) [2] .
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Club career
Joe Spence was born and raised in , Northumberland , near Newcastle . His father, William Spence, a Scot by birth, worked as a slaughterer at a local coal mine [3] . From the age of 13, Joe also worked in a coal mine as a trolley hauler. From an early age he began to play football, playing in his free time playing for the local youth clubs Blacher Juniors and Trokley Celtic. For Blacher Juniors, in his first season he scored 42 goals in 49 games [2] . In 1916, the 17-year-old Spence was drafted into the ranks of the British Army , where he served as a machine gunner [2] . In wartime, he acted as a guest player for Liverpool , Newburn and Scottswood, and even won the army football cup with his battalion [2] . Speaking for Scottswood, he earned the nickname The Scotswood Whippet [1] .
In March 1919 he became a player at Manchester United [4] . In his first (unofficial) game for the club against Bury , he scored 4 goals at Old Trafford [2] . His official debut in the main team of United took place on August 30, 1919 in the match of the First Division against Derby County [5] . September 8 of the same year, scored his first goal for the club in a match against Sheffield Wensday [6] . In all, in his first season at United he scored 14 goals.
He played for the club for 14 seasons, playing 510 official matches and scoring 168 goals [7] , including 3 three hat-tricks (against Manchester City on October 29, 1921, against Derby County on October 22, 1927 and against Liverpool May 5, 1928) and 2 poker (4 goals in one match) (against Crystal Palace on April 12, 1924 and against West Ham United on February 1, 1930) [4] . He became Manchester United's top scorer of the season six times: it happened in the 1919/20, 1921/22, 1926/27, 1927/28, 1929/30 (together with Harry Rowley ) and 1931/32 seasons.
June 12, 1933 moved to Bradford City . He spent two seasons in the club, scoring 27 goals in 75 championship matches. May 16, 1935 moved to Chesterfield , for which he scored 10 goals in 58 championship matches. He helped the club win the Third Northern Division of the Football League in the 1935/36 season [3] .
He completed his career in 1938.
After World War II, he returned to Manchester United and worked in the club in coaching positions, as well as in the role of scout [2] .
Team Career
Spent 2 matches for England in 1926 (against Belgium and Ireland ) [8] .
England's Joe Spence matches
| No. | date | Opponent | Score | Spence Goals | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | May 24, 1926 | Belgium | 5: 3 | - | Friendly match |
| 2 | October 20, 1926 | Ireland | 3: 3 | one | British Championship |
Total: 2 matches / 1 goal; 1 win, 1 draw.
Achievements
- Chesterfield
- Champion of the Third Northern Division of the Football League : 1935/36
Performance Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup Of England | Others [9] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 1919/20 | 32 | 14 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 |
| 1920/21 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |
| 1921/22 | 35 | 15 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 | |
| 1922/23 | 35 | eleven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | eleven | |
| 1923/24 | 36 | ten | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ten | |
| 1924/25 | 42 | five | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | five | |
| 1925/26 | 39 | 7 | 7 | four | 0 | 0 | 46 | eleven | |
| 1926/27 | 40 | 18 | 3 | one | 0 | 0 | 43 | nineteen | |
| 1927/28 | 38 | 22 | five | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 24 | |
| 1928/29 | 36 | five | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |
| 1929/30 | 42 | 12 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 12 | |
| 1930/31 | 35 | 6 | 2 | one | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 1931/32 | 37 | nineteen | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | nineteen | |
| 1932/33 | nineteen | 7 | one | one | 0 | 0 | 20 | eight | |
| Total | 481 | 158 | 29th | ten | 0 | 0 | 510 | 168 | |
| Bradford City | 1933/34 | 41 | 23 | one | one | 0 | 0 | 42 | 24 |
| 1934/35 | 34 | four | 3 | one | 0 | 0 | 37 | five | |
| Total | 75 | 27 | four | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 29th | |
| Chesterfield | 1935/36 | 42 | eight | 3 | 2 | five | 2 | 50 | 12 |
| 1936/37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1937/38 | 7 | 0 | five | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 58 | ten | eight | four | five | 2 | 71 | sixteen | |
| Total career | 614 | 195 | 41 | sixteen | five | 2 | 660 | 213 | |
Personal life
In September 1922 he married Alice Laun [3] .
His son, Joe Spence Jr. , was also a football player and played for York City . [3]
Joe Spence's cousin, George Brown , was also a famous footballer. [3]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Jim White. Manchester United: The Biography: The complete story of the world's greatest football club. - 2009. - ISBN 978-0751539110 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Joe Spence . ManUtd.com.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Joe Spence . EnglandFootballOnline.com.
- ↑ 1 2 Joseph Walter Spence . MUFCInfo.com.
- ↑ Derby County 1 v 1 Manchester United, League Division One Matchday 01, 30th August 1919 . MUFCInfo.com.
- ↑ Sheffield Wednesday 1 v 3 Manchester United, League Division One Matchday 04, 8th September 1919 . MUFCInfo.com.
- ↑ Joe Spence . StretfordEnd.co.uk.
- ↑ Joseph Spence . EnglandStats.com.
- ↑ Third Northern Division Cup, Derbyshire Grand Cup, Cheshire Super Cup.
Links
- Football player profile on Manchester United official website
- Soccer Player Profile on MUFCInfo.com