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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Waters Spence | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Throckley, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 1966 (aged 68) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Outside right Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blucher Juniors | |||
| Throckley Celtic | |||
| Newburn | |||
| 1918–1919 | Scotswood | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1933 | Manchester United | 481 | (158) |
| 1933–1935 | Bradford City | 75 | (27) |
| 1935–1938 | Chesterfield | 58 | (10) |
| Total | 614 | (195) | |
| International career | |||
| 1926 | The Football League XI | 1 | (1) |
| 1926 | England | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph Waters Spence (15 December 1898 – 31 December 1966) was an English footballer. Manchester United purchased Spence from Scotswood in March 1919. His first game for the club came on 30 August 1919 against Derby County, at the start of the first Football League season after the First World War.
He scored 168 goals and made 510 appearances for Manchester United; at the time of his departure in 1933, both were club records. He was eventually overtaken by Jack Rowley as the club's top goalscorer on 8 March 1952, while his appearances record stood until 11 November 1964, when he was surpassed by Bill Foulkes.
One of United's few true stars between the wars, Spence's wing play made "Give it to Joe" the most commonly heard terrace chant during his 14 years at Old Trafford. His first season brought 14 goals in 32 First Division games, and in his best season at the club, 1927-28 season, he scored 24 goals; 22 in the league and two in the FA Cup. However, United were relegated to the Second Division twice during his 14 years there.[2]
- ^ Dykes (1994), p. 353.
- ^ "About Man Utd | Joe Spence, Manchester United player". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.