Damian Spencer
Damian Michael Spencer (born 19 September 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1998 to 2012.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damian Michael Spencer | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ascot, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Windsor & Eton | 9 | (3) |
| 1998–2001 | Bristol City | 13 | (2) |
| 2001 | → Exeter City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2009 | Cheltenham Town | 227 | (40) |
| 2009 | → Brentford (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Kettering Town | 18 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Aldershot Town | 12 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Grimsby Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Windsor | ||
| Total | 320 | (60) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He played for Windsor & Eton, Bristol City, Exeter City, Cheltenham Town, Kettering Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Aldershot Town, Eastbourne Borough, Grimsby Town and Windsor.
Career
He started his career with Windsor & Eton, before moving into the football league with Bristol City. He was released by Bristol City in April 2001, and had a spell with non-League club Atherstone United,[2] before joining Cheltenham Town in 2002. Whilst at Bristol City he also had a loan spell with Exeter City.
In January 2008, he was set to join fellow League One side Crewe Alexandra for £150,000. However, a long-standing knee injury meant that he failed his medical examination, which meant that the potential transfer collapsed.[3]
He joined Brentford on loan on 20 March 2009, after financial constraints forced his parent club Cheltenham to reduce their wage bill. In July 2009, Spencer left Cheltenham Town, and signed for Kettering Town.[4]
He was signed on loan in November 2009 to Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers. In February 2010, he joined League Two outfit Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the season.[5] He subsequently joined Aldershot on a one-year contract in July 2010.[6]
On 24 June 2011 Damian signed a one-year contract with Grimsby Town.[7] After struggling to break into the first team setup at Grimsby, his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on Thursday 5 January 2012.[8]
On 31 March 2012 Spencer joined Windsor until the end of the season.[9]
In February 2013 Damian was playing in the Cheltenham League Division 3 for Village Real.[10]
Honours
- with Cheltenham Town
- Football League Two play-off winner: [[2006 Football
League Two play-off Final 2006
- With Brentford
Football League Two League Champions 2009
- withGrimsby Town
- Lincolnshire Senior Cup: Winner, 2011–12
Career statistics
- As of 23 March 2011[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Windsor & Eton | 1998–99 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Bristol City | 1998–99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999–00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2000–01 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2000–01 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town | 2002–03 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
| 2003–04 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 10 | |
| 2004–05 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
| 2005–06 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 3 | |
| 2006–07 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2007–08 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Brentford (loan) | 2008–09 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Kettering Town | 2009–10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2009–10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Aldershot Town | 2010–11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 310 | 48 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 335 | 49 | |
References
- "Damian Spencer profile". ESPN Soccernet. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- "Allner closing in on Spencer". Sky Sports.
- Crewe Alexandra | News | Latest News | Latest News | We Wish Damian Well
- KTFC::Kettering Town Football Club - The Poppies Official Site
- "Spencer joins Aldershot on loan". BBC Sport. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- "Aldershot Town sign Manny Panther and Damian Spencer". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- Grimsby Town | News | Latest News | Latest News | Striker Joins Town
- Grimsby Town | News | Latest News | Latest News | Spencer Departs
- http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Spencer-makes-Windsor/story-15678152-detail/story.html%5B%5D
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Damian Spencer appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
External links
- Damian Spencer player profile at ctfc.com
- Damian Spencer at Soccerbase
