Thomas Spilsbury
Spilsbury in a Burslem Port Vale squad photo in 1898
Personal information
Full name Thomas John Spilsbury[1]
Date of birth 1874
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Date of death 1947 (aged 72–73)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Dresden United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1901 Burslem Port Vale 41 (0)
Total 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas John "Spill" Spilsbury (1874–1947) was a footballer who played 57 games at left-back for Burslem Port Vale (25 in the Midland Football League, 16 in the Football League).

Career

Spilsbury played for Dresden United, before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1897.[1] His debut match could hardly have gone better; an 8–0 romp over Grantham Rovers at the Athletic Ground.[1] He was a regular until January 1899, and was a member of the 1898 Staffordshire Senior Cup winning side during his run.[1] He played 15 Second Division and two FA Cup games in the 1898–99 season, but featured just once in the 1899–1900 season and retired at the end of the 1900–01 campaign.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1896–97Midland League900090
1897–98Midland League16050210
1898–99Second Division15020170
1899–1900Second Division100010
Total 41070480

Honours

Port Vale

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 277. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Thomas Spilsbury at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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