Charlie Spencer

Date of birth04 December 1899
Place of birthWashington
NationalityEnglish
PositionCentre half

Originally an effective wing-half, Charlie revelled in the revamped centre-half role as Newcastle won the Championship and FA Cup.

Charlie arrived at Old Trafford in the 1928 close season as a direct replacement for the departed Frank Barson at centre half. His performance in his first season helped stave off relegation, but the following year he lost his place to the ever-faithful 'Lal' Hilditch. Later a manager with Grimsby (1937-51) and York.

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1921-22 Newcastle United League Division One 5
1922-23 Newcastle United League Division One 18
1
1923-24 Newcastle United FA Cup 6
1923-24 Newcastle United League Division One 19
1924-25 Newcastle United FA Cup 3
1924-25 Newcastle United League Division One 35
1925-26 Football League Inter League 1
1925-26 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
1925-26 Newcastle United League Division One 27
1926-27 Newcastle United FA Cup 3
1926-27 Newcastle United League Division One 34
1927-28 Football League Inter League 1
1927-28 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
1927-28 Newcastle United League Division One 23
1928-29 Manchester United FA Cup 2
1928-29 Manchester United League Division One 36
1929-30 Manchester United League Division One 10


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
11 Mar 1922 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 2-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1922 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1922 Bradford City v Newcastle United W 2-3 League Division One
22 Apr 1922 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
06 May 1922 Manchester City v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
09 Sep 1922 Newcastle United v Sheffield United W 3-0 League Division One
16 Sep 1922 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
23 Sep 1922 Newcastle United v Preston North End W 3-1 League Division One
30 Sep 1922 Preston North End v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
14 Feb 1923 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 League Division One
28 Feb 1923 Newcastle United v Cardiff City W 3-1 League Division One
03 Mar 1923 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 5-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1923 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1923 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
17 Mar 1923 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
30 Mar 1923 Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
31 Mar 1923 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
07 Apr 1923 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town W 1-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1923 Stoke v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1923 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
21 Apr 1923 Newcastle United v Stoke W 1-0 League Division One
28 Apr 1923 Manchester City v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
05 May 1923 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 3-1 League Division One
25 Aug 1923 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 1-4 League Division One
29 Aug 1923 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 2-1 League Division One
01 Sep 1923 Newcastle United v Arsenal W 1-0 League Division One
08 Sep 1923 Newcastle United v Sheffield United D 2-2 League Division One
12 Sep 1923 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
15 Sep 1923 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
17 Sep 1923 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
22 Sep 1923 Newcastle United v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Division One
06 Oct 1923 West Ham United v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
13 Oct 1923 Newcastle United v West Ham United D 0-0 League Division One
09 Feb 1924 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town L 0-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1924 Derby County v Newcastle United D 2-2 FA Cup 2nd round 2nd replay
13 Feb 1924 Newcastle United v Derby County W 5-3 FA Cup 3rd round 3rd replay
16 Feb 1924 Notts County v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
23 Feb 1924 Watford v Newcastle United W 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
27 Feb 1924 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
01 Mar 1924 Everton v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
08 Mar 1924 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 1-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
15 Mar 1924 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
19 Mar 1924 Newcastle United v Notts County L 1-2 League Division One
22 Mar 1924 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
29 Mar 1924 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 2-0 FA Cup Semi-final
02 Apr 1924 Newcastle United v Everton W 3-1 League Division One
19 Apr 1924 Chelsea v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
26 Apr 1924 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 2-0 FA Cup Final
30 Aug 1924 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town L 1-3 League Division One
01 Sep 1924 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1924 Aston Villa v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
08 Sep 1924 West Ham United v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
10 Sep 1924 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 4-0 League Division One
13 Sep 1924 Newcastle United v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
17 Sep 1924 Newcastle United v West Ham United W 4-1 League Division One
20 Sep 1924 Manchester City v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
27 Sep 1924 Newcastle United v Bury D 2-2 League Division One
04 Oct 1924 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
11 Oct 1924 Newcastle United v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
18 Oct 1924 Sunderland v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
25 Oct 1924 Newcastle United v Cardiff City L 1-2 League Division One
08 Nov 1924 Newcastle United v Burnley W 3-0 League Division One
15 Nov 1924 Leeds United v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1924 Newcastle United v Birmingham City W 4-0 League Division One
29 Nov 1924 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
06 Dec 1924 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
13 Dec 1924 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
20 Dec 1924 Newcastle United v Notts County W 1-0 League Division One
25 Dec 1924 Everton v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1924 Newcastle United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
27 Dec 1924 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
01 Jan 1925 Newcastle United v Sheffield United D 0-0 League Division One
03 Jan 1925 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 4-1 League Division One
10 Jan 1925 Newcastle United v Hartlepools United W 4-1 FA Cup 1st round
17 Jan 1925 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
24 Jan 1925 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 2-0 League Division One
31 Jan 1925 Newcastle United v Leicester City D 2-2 FA Cup 2nd round
05 Feb 1925 Leicester City v Newcastle United L 1-0 FA Cup 2nd round replay
07 Feb 1925 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest W 4-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1925 Bury v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
14 Feb 1925 Liverpool v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
21 Feb 1925 Newcastle United v Sunderland W 2-0 League Division One
07 Mar 1925 Newcastle United v Preston North End W 3-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1925 Burnley v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
21 Mar 1925 Newcastle United v Leeds United W 4-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1925 Birmingham City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
05 Sep 1925 Newcastle United v Notts County W 6-3 League Division One
09 Sep 1925 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers L 1-7 League Division One
12 Sep 1925 Aston Villa v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
16 Sep 1925 Leeds United v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
19 Sep 1925 Newcastle United v Leicester City W 3-2 League Division One
26 Sep 1925 West Ham United v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
03 Oct 1925 Newcastle United v Arsenal W 7-0 League Division One
10 Oct 1925 Manchester United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
12 Oct 1925 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
17 Oct 1925 Newcastle United v Sunderland D 0-0 League Division One
24 Oct 1925 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
31 Oct 1925 Newcastle United v Birmingham City L 1-3 League Division One
07 Nov 1925 Bury v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
14 Nov 1925 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-1 League Division One
21 Nov 1925 Cardiff City v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
05 Dec 1925 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
09 Dec 1925 Newcastle United v Sheffield United W 3-1 League Division One
12 Dec 1925 Newcastle United v Everton D 3-3 League Division One
19 Dec 1925 Manchester City v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
25 Dec 1925 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 6-3 League Division One
23 Jan 1926 Newcastle United v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
20 Feb 1926 Leyton Orient v Newcastle United L 2-0 FA Cup 5th round
22 Feb 1926 Leicester City v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
05 Apr 1926 Newcastle United v Leeds United W 3-0 League Division One
10 Apr 1926 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 4-3 League Division One
14 Apr 1926 Newcastle United v Manchester United W 4-1 League Division One
17 Apr 1926 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 League Division One
24 Apr 1926 Everton v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
06 Sep 1926 Burnley v Newcastle United D 3-3 League Division One
11 Sep 1926 Newcastle United v Manchester United W 4-2 League Division One
18 Sep 1926 Derby County v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
20 Sep 1926 Cardiff City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
25 Sep 1926 Newcastle United v Sheffield United W 2-0 League Division One
02 Oct 1926 Arsenal v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
16 Oct 1926 Everton v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
23 Oct 1926 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 6-1 League Division One
30 Oct 1926 Sunderland v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
06 Nov 1926 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion W 5-2 League Division One
13 Nov 1926 Bury v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
20 Nov 1926 Newcastle United v Birmingham City W 5-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1926 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
04 Dec 1926 Newcastle United v West Ham United W 2-0 League Division One
11 Dec 1926 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
18 Dec 1926 Newcastle United v Leicester City D 1-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1926 Newcastle United v Cardiff City W 5-0 League Division One
08 Jan 1927 Newcastle United v Notts County W 8-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1927 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
22 Jan 1927 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
29 Jan 1927 Corinthians v Newcastle United W 1-3 FA Cup 4th round
05 Feb 1927 Newcastle United v Derby County W 3-0 League Division One
09 Feb 1927 Manchester United v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
12 Feb 1927 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
19 Feb 1927 Southampton v Newcastle United L 2-1 FA Cup 5th round
26 Feb 1927 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
05 Mar 1927 Newcastle United v Everton W 7-3 League Division One
12 Mar 1927 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
19 Mar 1927 Newcastle United v Sunderland W 1-0 League Division One
02 Apr 1927 Newcastle United v Bury W 3-1 League Division One
06 Apr 1927 Newcastle United v Arsenal W 6-1 League Division One
09 Apr 1927 Birmingham City v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
15 Apr 1927 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town W 1-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1927 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-2 League Division One
19 Apr 1927 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
23 Apr 1927 West Ham United v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
30 Apr 1927 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1927 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
03 Sep 1927 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur W 4-1 League Division One
05 Sep 1927 Derby County v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1927 Manchester United v Newcastle United W 1-7 League Division One
14 Sep 1927 Newcastle United v Derby County W 4-3 League Division One
17 Sep 1927 Newcastle United v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
24 Sep 1927 Cardiff City v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
01 Oct 1927 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 League Division One
08 Oct 1927 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
15 Oct 1927 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-3 League Division One
29 Oct 1927 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
05 Nov 1927 Newcastle United v Sunderland W 3-1 League Division One
12 Nov 1927 Bury v Newcastle United W 1-4 League Division One
19 Nov 1927 Newcastle United v Burnley D 1-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1927 Leicester City v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
03 Dec 1927 Newcastle United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
10 Dec 1927 Arsenal v Newcastle United L 4-1 League Division One
17 Dec 1927 Newcastle United v Portsmouth L 1-3 League Division One
24 Dec 1927 West Ham United v Newcastle United L 5-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1927 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
27 Dec 1927 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough D 3-3 League Division One
31 Dec 1927 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town L 2-3 League Division One
07 Jan 1928 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United L 5-2 League Division One
14 Jan 1928 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United L 4-1 FA Cup 3rd round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1923-24 England British Home Championship 1
1924-25 England British Home Championship 1
1924-25 England Unofficial 1
1925-26 England Unofficial 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
12 Apr 1924 England v Scotland D 1-1 British Home Championship
28 Feb 1925 Wales v England W 1-2 British Home Championship
27 Jun 1925 Australia v England W 1-5 UNOFFICIAL
04 Jul 1925 Australia v England W 1-2 UNOFFICIAL
11 Jul 1925 Australia v England W 2-8 UNOFFICIAL
18 Jul 1925 Australia v England W 0-5 UNOFFICIAL
25 Jul 1925 Australia v England W 0-2 UNOFFICIAL


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.