Personal information | |||
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Full name | John James Spedding | ||
Date of birth | 1 October 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Keighley, England | ||
Date of death | 1982 (aged 69–70) | ||
Place of death | Connah's Quay, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Rosehill Villa | |||
1933–1936 | Gateshead | 88 | (14) |
1936–1937 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | (0) |
1937–1939 | Chesterfield | 19 | (1) |
1939 | Darlington | ||
Worksop Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John James Spedding (1 October 1912 – December 1982) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a right half for Gateshead, Huddersfield Town and Chesterfield. He also played three games, scoring once, for Darlington before the 1939–40 season was abandoned because of the Second World War.[2] He was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, and died in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales.[3]
He was married in 1945 to Hilda Swain (1917-2008) and lived in Cheshire until his death in 1982. They had four daughters.