John Spencer joined Motherwell on a 3 month loan deal from Everton. In this time he scored on his debut with a fine finish against his former employer Rangers and became a very popular player with the fans. Once his loan-deal expired chairman John Boyle was tempted to splash out a fee reported fee of £500,000 to secure his services on a permanent basis, a record transfer for Motherwell. John played over 80 matches for Motherwell scoring 21 goals, he was a player who should have made a bigger impact at Fir Park, upon his Fir Park departure he headed to the United States to join Colorado Rapids, he enjoyed a lot of success in the MLS.
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Name:
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John Spencer |
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Height:
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5′ 7″ |
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Weight:
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11st |
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Date of Birth:
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11th September 1968 |
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Place of Birth:
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Glasgow |
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Position:
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Forward |
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Nationality:
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Scottish |
Football Career:
| Rangers | 1988 | 1992 |
| Greenock Morton (Loan) | 1988 | 1989 |
| Lai Sun (Loan) | 1988 | 1989 |
| Chelsea | 1992 | 1997 |
| Queen’s Park Rangers (Loan) | 1996 | 1997 |
| Queen’s Park Rangers | 1997 | 1998 |
| Everton (Loan) | 1998 | 1999 |
| Everton | 1998 | 1999 |
| Motherwell (Loan) | 1998 | 1999 |
| Motherwell | 1999 | 2001 |
| Colorado Rapids | 2001 | 2004 |
Well Career:
| Apps | Goals | |
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League:
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66 (5) | 20 |
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Scottish Cup:
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5 (1) | 1 |
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League Cup:
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3 (1) | 0 |
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Other:
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0 | 0 |
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Total:
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74 (7) | 21 |