James Christopher Spencer (born 13 December 1991) is an English professional

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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

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and later played for

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clubs

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

and

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

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

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. Spencer was then loaned out to

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side

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768. Name The first use of the name was by John Whit ...

. 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 side

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

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 Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

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 Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

at the

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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

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side

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

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 Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

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

side

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

on loan until 5 January 2014. The loan was ended on 30 December by the new Iron manager

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. His only goal in his 13 appearances for the club came in the 4–0 win over

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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

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

on an initial six-month deal. That afternoon he came on as a substitute against

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

and scored with his first touch of the ball.

Plymouth Argyle

On 29 June 2016, Spencer signed for

club

Mansfield Town

Spencer joined

in July 2017. He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Farsley Celtic

In August 2018, Spencer dropped into

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to join

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Premier Division club Farsley Celtic. He contributed to the club's automatic promotion to the

National League North The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...

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

for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

Honours

Farsley Celtic *

Premier Division: 2018–19 Individual * Northern Premier League Player of the Year: 2018–19

References

External links

* (Cheltenham & Morecambe) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spencer, Jimmy 1991 births Living people Footballers from Leeds English men's footballers Men's 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 F.C. players Curzon Ashton F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players 21st-century English sportsmen