James Christopher Spencer (born 13 December 1991) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays for
Curzon Ashton
Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compete ...
. A product of the
Huddersfield Town academy, he spent much of his career with the club away on
loan
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and later played for
English Football League
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clubs
Notts County,
Cambridge United,
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...
and
Mansfield Town
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.
Career
Huddersfield Town
Spencer originally joined the academy as a seven-year-old in 1998 and progressed through the club's youth system. He was first offered professional terms with the club during the 2009–10 season after being loaned out to
Northwich Victoria
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.
Spencer was then loaned out to
Football League Two
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side
Morecambe
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Name
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. Originally a six-month deal, it was extended to a season-long loan in the January transfer window. He made 32 league appearances, scoring eight goals.
He signed a new two-year deal at The Galpharm Stadium in May 2011.
On 22 July, Huddersfield Town confirmed that he was set to join
League Two
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side
Cheltenham Town
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on a half-season loan for the 2011–12 season. He scored six goals in 18 matches and an agreement was reached on 28 December 2011,
for him to remain on loan for the rest of the season.
Huddersfield Return 2012–13
Spencer made his Huddersfield Town first team début in the
League Cup first round 2–0 away defeat at
Preston North End
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on 13 August 2012, playing 75 minutes on his début before being replaced by more experienced striker
Alan Lee.
He made his league début in the 1–0 defeat by
Cardiff City
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at the
Cardiff City Stadium on 17 August, as a late substitute.
Spencer signed a one-year contract extension, tying him to the club until 2014 in August 2012.
On 16 October 2012, he joined
Football League One
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side
Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
on a one-month loan deal. He returned on 21 November, after a period on the sidelines.
On 10 January 2013, he joined League One side
Crawley Town on loan for the remainder of the season, but his loan was cancelled on 6 February, after he failed to shake off a knee injury, which meant he made no appearances for the Red Devils.
On 22 August 2013, Spencer joined
Football League Two
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side
Scunthorpe United
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on loan until 5 January 2014. The loan was ended on 30 December by the new Iron manager
Russ Wilcox
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Wilcox played as a defender between 1980 and 2003 and spent the final six years of his career with Scunthorp ...
. His only goal in his 13 appearances for the club came in the 4–0 win over
Rochdale
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at
Spotland
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on 26 November.
On 31 January 2014, Spencer left Huddersfield after having his contract terminated.
Notts County
On 3 February, Spencer joined
Notts County on a short-term contract until the end of the
2013–14 season. On 14 May 2014, Spencer signed a new two-year contract with the ''Magpies''.
Cambridge United
On 29 January 2016, Spencer had his contract with Notts County terminated by mutual consent. On 30 January he joined
Cambridge United on an initial six-month deal. That afternoon he came on as a substitute against
Leyton Orient and scored with his first touch of the ball.
Plymouth Argyle
On 29 June 2016, Spencer signed for
Football League Two
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club
Plymouth Argyle
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Mansfield Town
Spencer joined
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...
in July 2017. He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2017–18 season.
Farsley Celtic
In August 2018, Spencer dropped into
non-league football
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to join
Northern Premier League
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Premier Division club
Farsley Celtic
Farsley Celtic Football Club is a football club based in Farsley, West Yorkshire, England. The club was founded in 1908, but folded in 2010 and were reformed as Farsley AFC before returning to the name Farsley Celtic in 2015. . He contributed to the club's automatic promotion to the
National League North
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and its run to the 2019 Northern Premier League Cup Final.
Spencer was voted the Northern Premier League Player of the Year and was retained for the
2019–20 season in a dual player-ambassador role.
Curzon Ashton
On 7 February 2023, Spencer signed for National League North rivals
Curzon Ashton
Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compete ...
for an undisclosed fee.
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Career statistics
Honours
Farsley Celtic
*
Northern Premier League
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Premier Division:
2018–19
Individual
* Northern Premier League Player of the Year: 2018–19
References
External links
* (Cheltenham & Morecambe)
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1991 births
Living people
Footballers from Leeds
English footballers
Association football forwards
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Northwich Victoria F.C. players
Morecambe F.C. players
Cheltenham Town F.C. players
Brentford F.C. players
Crawley Town F.C. players
Scunthorpe United F.C. players
Notts County F.C. players
Cambridge United F.C. players
Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Mansfield Town F.C. players
Farsley Celtic A.F.C. players
Curzon Ashton F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Northern Premier League players