Howard Spencer 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.
Howard Spencer - 6 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Howard Spencer
- Born: 23rd August 1875, Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Died: 14th January 1940, Sutton Coldfield aged 64
- England Career: 1897 - 1905
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back and Right Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Aston Villa (6)
- FA Legacy Number: 235
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0 - Withdrawn: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
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 6
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 6
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 5
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 4
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Right Back
- 4
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Left Back
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 6
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 6
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Steve Bloomer
- 4 Matches
- Charlie Athersmith
- 3 Matches
- Vivian Woodward
- 3 Matches
- William Oakley
- 3 Matches
- GO Smith
- 3 Matches
- Tommy Crawshaw
- 2 Matches
- Alf Milward
- 2 Matches
- Ernest Needham
- 2 Matches
- Jack Reynolds
- 2 Matches
- Jack Robinson
- 2 Matches
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.