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).
 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 | |||
Career
editSpilsbury 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
editSource:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1896–97 | Midland League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1897–98 | Midland League | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1898–99 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1899–1900 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
Honours
editPort Vale
- Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1898
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 277. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Thomas Spilsbury at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)