{{short description|English footballer (born 1976)}} {{for|the British producer and director|Simon Spencer (producer)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Simon Spencer | fullname = Simon Dean Spencer<ref>{{Hugman|18588|accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|09|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Islington, England | height = {{height|m=1.75}}<ref name="Soccerbase" /> | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1995 | youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur | years1 = 1995–1997 | clubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1997–1998 | clubs2 = Brentford | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1998 | clubs3 = Yeovil Town | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = | clubs4 = Egham Town | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = | clubs5 = Billericay Town | caps5 = | goals5 = | nationalyears1 = 1992 | nationalteam1 = England U16 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 1994 | nationalteam2 = England U18 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Simon Dean Spencer''' (born 10 September 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career at Tottenham Hotspur and later moved to Brentford, where he made one appearance in the Football League. He was capped by England at U16 and U18 level.
== Playing career ==
=== Tottenham Hotspur === Spencer began his career in the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and progressed to make three senior appearances for the club, all during the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup campaign.<ref name="tottenhamspur">{{Cite web |date=20 October 2011 |title=Tottenham Spurs in History |url=http://tottenham-spur.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/tottenhams-1995-fa-youth-cup-team.html |access-date=16 June 2015 |website=tottenham-spur.blogspot.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="11v11" /> He departed White Hart Lane at the end of the 1996–97 season.<ref name="BBB90s">{{Cite book |last=Croxford |first=Mark |title=The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties |last2=Lane |first2=David |last3=Waterman |first3=Greville |publisher=Legends Publishing |year=2013 |isbn=9781906796723 |location=Sunbury, Middlesex |pages=258–263}}</ref>
=== Brentford === Spencer was offered a three-month trial at Second Division club Brentford during the 1997–98 pre-season and signed a one-year contract on 1 August 1997.<ref name="Soccerbase">{{Soccerbase}}</ref><ref name="BBB90s" /> He made his debut in a 3–0 opening day defeat to Millwall and was substituted for Ryan Denys at half time by caretaker manager Kevin Lock.<ref name="soccerbase9798">{{Soccerbase season|10631|1997|access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref>{{Sfn|Croxford|Lane|Waterman|2013|p=240}} He completed his first 90 minutes for the club in the following game, a League Cup first round shootout win over Shrewsbury Town.<ref name="soccerbase9798" /> It proved to be his final appearance for the club and he failed to feature in a first team squad again.<ref name="soccerbase9798" /> Spencer departed Griffin Park in January 1998, after negotiating a settlement on his contract.<ref name="BBB90s" />
=== Non-League football === After his release from Brentford, Spencer dropped into non-League football and played for Conference club Yeovil Town and Isthmian League clubs Egham Town and Billericay Town.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=152}}</ref>
== International career == Spencer was capped by England at U16 and U18 level.<ref name=tottenhamspur />
== Career statistics == {{Expand section|1=<nowiki /> * Career from 1998 onwards |date=April 2016}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup ! colspan="2" |Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals !Apps !Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Tottenham Hotspur |1995–96<ref name="11v11">{{Cite web |title=Simon Spencer |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/simon-spencer-31120/ |access-date=11 April 2016 |website=11v11.com}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0 |3<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in Intertoto Cup</ref> |0|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- |Brentford |1997–98<ref name="soccerbase9798" /> |Second Division |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |2 |0 |- |Yeovil Town |1997–98<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yeovil Town : Simon Spencer Profile |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/statistics/player_profile.asp?PlayerId=311&SummaryFlag=True |access-date=11 April 2016 |website=www.ciderspace.co.uk}}</ref> |Conference |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !2!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 !3 !0!!0!!0!!6!!0 |}
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== External links == * {{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spencer, Simon}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Islington Category:People from Islington (district) Category:English men's footballers Category:English Football League players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Egham Town F.C. players Category:Billericay Town F.C. players Category:Isthmian League players Category:England men's youth international footballers