John Spencer

Date of birth11 September 1970
Place of birthGlasgow
NationalityScottish
Weight70 kg
Height1.70 m
PositionForward

Scottish international, John Spencer was an FA Cup runner-up with Chelsea in 1994 and holds the record for the fastest ever Chelsea goal – scored in 6.7 seconds against Leicester City in October 1994.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Rangers 11 Sep 1986 01 Aug 1992
Greenock Morton 04 Mar 1989 03 Apr 1989 L
Lai Sun 10 Jul 1989 02 May 1990 L
Chelsea 01 Aug 1992 22 Nov 1996
Queens Park Rangers 22 Nov 1996 31 May 1998
Everton 09 Mar 1998 19 Apr 1998 L
Everton 31 May 1998 29 Jan 1999
Motherwell 26 Oct 1998 28 Jan 1999 L
Motherwell 29 Jan 1999 06 Mar 2001
Colorado Rapids 06 Mar 2001

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1992-93 Chelsea FA Cup
1
1992-93 Chelsea League Cup
2
1992-93 Chelsea Premier League 13
10
7
1
1993-94 Chelsea FA Cup 5
3
2
1993-94 Chelsea League Cup
2
1993-94 Chelsea Premier League 13
6
5
2
1994-95 Chelsea FA Cup 3
1
1994-95 Chelsea League Cup 1
1994-95 Chelsea Premier League 26
3
11
4
1994-95 Chelsea UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 4
1
1
1995-96 Chelsea FA Cup 8
1
1995-96 Chelsea League Cup 1
1995-96 Chelsea Premier League 23
5
13
5
1996-97 Chelsea League Cup 3
2
1996-97 Chelsea Premier League
4
1
1996-97 Queens Park Rangers FA Cup 1
1997-98 Everton Premier League 3
3
1997-98 Queens Park Rangers League Cup 1
1998-99 Everton Premier League 2
1
1999-00 Motherwell Scottish FA Cup 1
1999-00 Motherwell Scottish League Cup 2
1
1999-00 Motherwell Scottish Premier League 25
3
11
6
2000-01 Motherwell Scottish FA Cup 1
1
1
2
2000-01 Motherwell Scottish League Cup 1
2000-01 Motherwell Scottish Premier League 20
2
2
4


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
07 Aug 1999 Motherwell v Dundee United D 2-2 Scottish Premier League
15 Aug 1999 Rangers v Motherwell L 4-1 Scottish Premier League
18 Aug 1999 Raith Rovers v Motherwell D 2-2 Scottish League Cup 2nd round
21 Aug 1999 Kilmarnock v Motherwell W 0-1 Scottish Premier League
28 Aug 1999 Motherwell v Dundee L 0-2 Scottish Premier League
11 Sep 1999 St Johnstone v Motherwell D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
12 Oct 1999 Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell W 0-1 Scottish League Cup 3rd round
16 Oct 1999 Motherwell v Hibernian D 2-2 Scottish Premier League
20 Oct 1999 Motherwell v Aberdeen L 5-6 Scottish Premier League
23 Oct 1999 Dundee United v Motherwell W 0-2 Scottish Premier League
27 Oct 1999 Celtic v Motherwell W 0-1 Scottish Premier League
30 Oct 1999 Motherwell v St Johnstone W 1-0 Scottish Premier League
06 Nov 1999 Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
20 Nov 1999 Dundee v Motherwell W 0-1 Scottish Premier League
23 Nov 1999 Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian W 2-1 Scottish Premier League
01 Dec 1999 Dundee United v Motherwell L 3-2 Scottish League Cup Quarter-final
11 Dec 1999 Hibernian v Motherwell D 2-2 Scottish Premier League
18 Dec 1999 Motherwell v Rangers L 1-5 Scottish Premier League
22 Jan 2000 St Johnstone v Motherwell D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
26 Jan 2000 Aberdeen v Motherwell D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
05 Feb 2000 Motherwell v Dundee L 0-3 Scottish Premier League
12 Feb 2000 Kilmarnock v Motherwell W 0-2 Scottish Premier League
19 Feb 2000 Motherwell v Arbroath W 2-0 Scottish FA Cup 3rd round replay
22 Feb 2000 Motherwell v Kilmarnock L 0-4 Scottish Premier League
04 Mar 2000 Motherwell v Aberdeen W 1-0 Scottish Premier League
16 Apr 2000 Motherwell v Kilmarnock W 2-0 Scottish Premier League
19 Apr 2000 Motherwell v Dundee United L 1-3 Scottish Premier League
22 Apr 2000 Aberdeen v Motherwell L 2-1 Scottish Premier League
29 Apr 2000 Motherwell v Celtic D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
06 May 2000 Motherwell v Hibernian W 2-0 Scottish Premier League
21 May 2000 Motherwell v Rangers W 2-0 Scottish Premier League
12 Aug 2000 Dundee United v Motherwell D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
16 Aug 2000 Motherwell v Dunfermline Athletic L 0-1 Scottish Premier League
19 Aug 2000 Kilmarnock v Motherwell L 3-2 Scottish Premier League
27 Aug 2000 Motherwell v Aberdeen D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
06 Sep 2000 Dunfermline Athletic v Motherwell L 2-0 Scottish League Cup 3rd round
09 Sep 2000 St Mirren v Motherwell W 0-1 Scottish Premier League
23 Sep 2000 Motherwell v Rangers L 0-1 Scottish Premier League
01 Oct 2000 Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell L 3-0 Scottish Premier League
14 Oct 2000 Motherwell v St Johnstone W 4-0 Scottish Premier League
21 Oct 2000 Dundee v Motherwell W 1-2 Scottish Premier League
29 Oct 2000 Motherwell v Celtic D 3-3 Scottish Premier League
04 Nov 2000 Motherwell v Dundee United W 2-1 Scottish Premier League
18 Nov 2000 Motherwell v Kilmarnock L 1-2 Scottish Premier League
10 Dec 2000 Rangers v Motherwell L 2-0 Scottish Premier League
16 Dec 2000 Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian W 2-0 Scottish Premier League
23 Dec 2000 St Johnstone v Motherwell W 2-3 Scottish Premier League
26 Dec 2000 Motherwell v Dundee L 0-3 Scottish Premier League
02 Jan 2001 Dundee United v Motherwell L 2-0 Scottish Premier League
27 Jan 2001 St Mirren v Motherwell W 1-2 Scottish FA Cup 3rd round
31 Jan 2001 Motherwell v Dunfermline Athletic D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
03 Feb 2001 Kilmarnock v Motherwell W 1-2 Scottish Premier League
10 Feb 2001 Motherwell v Aberdeen L 0-1 Scottish Premier League
17 Feb 2001 Motherwell v Dundee United L 0-2 Scottish FA Cup 4th round
21 Feb 2001 Celtic v Motherwell L 1-0 Scottish Premier League
04 Mar 2001 Hibernian v Motherwell D 1-1 Scottish Premier League
13 May 2001 Dundee United v Motherwell W 1-2 Scottish Premier League


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
1990-91 Scotland Toulon Under-21 1
1990-91 Scotland UEFA Under-21
1
1991-92 Scotland UEFA Under-21
1
1
1994-95 Scotland Kirin Japan Cup 1
1
1994-95 Scotland UEFA European Championship
3
1995-96 Scotland International Friendly 3
1
1995-96 Scotland UEFA European Championship 2
2
1996-97 Scotland FIFA World Cup 1
1996-97 Scotland International Friendly
1


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
16 Oct 1990 Scotland v Switzerland W 4-2 UEFA U21 Group
30 May 1991 France v Scotland D 1-1 Toulon Under-21 Group B
10 Sep 1991 Switzerland v Scotland W 0-3 UEFA U21 Group
16 Nov 1994 Scotland v Russia D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 8
18 Dec 1994 Greece v Scotland L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
26 Apr 1995 San Marino v Scotland W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 8
21 May 1995 Japan v Scotland D 0-0 KIRIN JAPAN CUP
06 Sep 1995 Scotland v Finland W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 8
27 Mar 1996 Scotland v Australia W 1-0 International Friendly
24 Apr 1996 Denmark v Scotland L 2-0 International Friendly
26 May 1996 USA v Scotland L 2-1 International Friendly
29 May 1996 Colombia v Scotland L 1-0 International Friendly
10 Jun 1996 Netherlands v Scotland D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
15 Jun 1996 England v Scotland L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
18 Jun 1996 Scotland v Switzerland W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
05 Oct 1996 Latvia v Scotland W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Group 4
27 May 1997 Scotland v Wales L 0-1 International Friendly


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