Ian Spence (footballer)

Ian Spence
Personal information
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
–1957	Armadale Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1959	Stirling Albion[1]
1959–1960	Raith Rovers[2]
1960–1962	Stirling Albion[1]
1962	Stenhousemuir[3]
1962–1963	Third Lanark[4]
1963–1964	Berwick Rangers[5]
Total
Managerial career
1963–1966	Berwick Rangers
1967–1968	Dumbarton
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Spence is a Scottish former football player and manager.

Football career

Spence's footballing career started at junior side Armadale Thistle.[6] In January 1957 he joined Stirling Albion. An attacking player, Spence was top scorer in the 1957/58 season with 20 goals helping Stirling Albion to win the league and gain promotion to the first division.[6] He spent a brief spell at Raith Rovers between October 1959 and January 1960 before returning to Stirling Albion where he captained the side.[6] He was released by the club in 1961 and the then moved to Stenhousemuir. In 1963 he joined Berwick Rangers as player/manager and in 1964 he took them to the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup losing 3-1 to Rangers. After leaving Berwick Rangers in 1966 he managed Dumbarton.

References

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[stirling-1] ttp://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/stirling/stirling.html

[2] ttp://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/raith/raith.html

[3] ttp://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/stenhousemuir/stenhousemuir.html

[4] ttp://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/thirdlanark/thirdlanark.html

[5] ttp://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/berwick/berwick.html

[stirlingmad-6] "Superheroes Number 31 - Ian Spence- Stirling Albion FC". www.stirlingalbion-mad.co.uk. 15 January 2011.