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Football player Derek Spence

Derek William Spence
Derek Spence
Born on 18 January 1952 (age 72)

National team appearances of Derek Spence

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Northern Ireland
1975 - 19822916330.103
Total:2916330.103

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Bury FC, Bury16 Apr 1975 - 13 Oct 1976102110.100
Blackpool FC, Blackpool27 Apr 1977 - 21 Nov 1979149220.143
Southend United FC, Southend on Sea26 Mar 1980 - 24 Mar 198255
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Sub. in
Sub. off
Goals
Goals/ Caps
British Championship (BC)
12
5
2
1
0.083
European Championship qualifiers (QE)
8
3
1
1
0.125
World Cup qualifiers (QW)
5
5
1
0.200
Friendly matches and other tournaments
4
3
Total:
29
16
3
3
0.103
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
16 Apr 1975
Yugoslavia
debut23 years 2 months 29 days
13 Oct 1976
Netherlands
first goal24 years 8 months 25 days
24 Mar 1982
France
last appearance30 years 2 months 6 days
Record of Derek Spence's goals by opponent team
Opponent teamGoalsPen.Matches
with goals
Matches by goals in a matchGoals/Matches
with goals
CapsGoals/Caps
123>3
Netherlands
1111.00011.000
Denmark
1111.00020.500
Wales
1111.00040.250
(+) other teams22
Total:3330001.000290.103
Record of national team matches played by Derek Spence
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
Northern Ireland national football team296815174834.5

Derek Spence's international caps

as player of Bury FC, Bury:
debut age - 23 years 2 months 29 days
1
16 Apr 1975 17:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 3
2
17 May 1975 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1975
3
20 May 1975 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

British Championship 1975
4
23 May 1975 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1975
5
03 Sep 1975 17:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 3
6
03 Mar 1976 17:30 (+2:00)

Tel Aviv, Bloomfield Stadium, Jaffa

Friendly International
7
08 May 1976 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

British Championship 1976
8
11 May 1976 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

British Championship 1976
9
14 May 1976 19:00 (+1:00)

Swansea, Vetch Field

British Championship 1976
age when scoring first goal - 24 years 8 months 25 days
10
13 Oct 1976 20:00 (+1:00)

Rotterdam, Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord)

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
goal
as player of Blackpool FC, Blackpool:
11
27 Apr 1977 20:00 (+1:00)

Cologne, Müngersdorfer Stadion (Kampfbahn)

Friendly International
12
28 May 1977 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1977
13
01 Jun 1977 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

British Championship 1977
14
03 Jun 1977 19:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1977
15
11 Jun 1977 15:00

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
16
20 Sep 1978 15:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
17
25 Oct 1978 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
goal
18
07 Feb 1979 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
19
02 May 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
20
19 May 1979 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1979
21
22 May 1979 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

British Championship 1979
22
25 May 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

British Championship 1979
goal
23
06 Jun 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
24
21 Nov 1979 14:30

Belfast, Windsor Park

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
as player of Southend United FC, Southend on Sea:
25
26 Mar 1980 16:30 (+2:00)

Ramat Gan, National Stadium

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6
26
11 Jun 1980 19:30 (+10:00)

Sydney, Sydney Cricket Ground

Friendly International
27
25 Mar 1981 20:00

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6
28
03 Jun 1981 19:00 (+2:00)

Solna, Råsunda Fotbollstadion

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6
29
24 Mar 1982 20:30 (+1:00)

Paris, Parc des Princes

Friendly International
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Derek Spence's most often teammates
Pat Jennings (1975 - 1981) - 27 games
Sammy McIlroy (1975 - 1982) - 26 games
Pat Rice (1975 - 1979) - 21 games
Jimmy Nicholl (1976 - 1982) - 21 games
Allan Hunter (1975 - 1979) - 21 games
Northern Ireland players born on 29 March
Bob Rea (1878) - 1 cap
Jimmy Walker (1932) - 1 cap, 1 goal
Ronnie Briggs (1943) - 2 caps
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