 Spilsbury in a Burslem Port Vale squad photo in 1898 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas John Spilsbury | ||
| Date of birth | 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England | ||
| Date of death | 1947 (aged 72–73) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dresden United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1897–1901 | Burslem Port Vale | 41 | (0) |
| Total | 41 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas John "Spill" Spilsbury (1874–1947) was a footballer who played 57 games at left-back for Burslem Port Vale (25 in the Midland Football League, 16 in the Football League).
Career
Spilsbury played for Dresden United before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1897. His debut match could hardly have gone better; an 8–0 romp over Grantham Rovers at the Athletic Ground. He was a regular until January 1899 and was a member of the 1898 Staffordshire Senior Cup winning side during his run. He played 15 Second Division and two FA Cup games in the 1898–99 season, but featured just once in the 1899–1900 season and retired at the end of the 1900–01 campaign.
Career statistics
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1896–97 | Midland League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1897–98 | Midland League | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1898–99 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1899–1900 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
Honours
Port Vale
- Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1898
References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 277. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Thomas Spilsbury at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)