| Spencer Whelan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Spencer Randall Whelan | |
| Date of birth | 17 September 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 88 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1988–1990 | Liverpool | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990–1998 1998–2000 |
Chester City Shrewsbury Town |
215 (8) 25 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Spencer Whelan (born 17 September 1971, Liverpool) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Chester City and Shrewsbury Town during the 1990s. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester. Shrewsbury Town Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football
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Playing Career
Predominantly a tall central defender, Whelan began his career with Liverpool as an apprentice. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. However, when he was 18 he was not offered a full contract and joined Chester City on a free transfer in April 1990. Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He had to wait until November 1990 for his first Football League appearance, when he came on as a substitute during Chester’s 2–0 home loss to Bolton Wanderers. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater His full debut came two months later, during a 3-2 defeat by AFC Bournemouth in the FA Cup third round. AFC Bournemouth are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
In his early years at Chester, Whelan predominantly played in the right back slot, having spells in and out of the side. It was not until regular central defenders Colin Greenall and Mark Came left in the summer of 1994 that Whelan became a regular in the centre of defence as well as captain [1]. Colin Greenall (born December 30 1963 in Billinge, Lancashire) is an English Mark Came (born September 14 1961, Exeter) was a professional footballer who made more than 300 Football League appearances for Bolton But he was to be ruled out between September 1994 and February 1995 with a broken leg [2]. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The season also saw Whelan finally score his first goal for the club in a Coca Cola Cup tie with Lincoln City, with his first league goal arriving at Wycombe Wanderers in April 1995. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
Whelan largely remained a regular for his next three years at the club, memorably scoring from the halfway line against Colchester United in April 1998. Colchester United Football Club is an English football team who play in League One for the 2008-09 season following confirmation of their relegation on Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) [3]. But he missed the start of the 1998–99 season through a knee injury [4]. He still had not played when he joined Shrewsbury Town at the start of November 1998, for a reported £35,000 [5]. Shrewsbury Town Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Unfortunately injuries limited Whelan’s appearances for Shrewsbury and he made just 25 league appearances over the next two seasons. His final appearance was ironically on his return to Chester in March 2000, being substituted at half time in a goalless draw. March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Although Whelan remained with the club during the following season [6], he failed to recover from his injury problems and retired from football at the relatively early age of 29.
Honours
Chester City
• Football League Division Three runners-up: 1993–1994 (22 apps). From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest
External Links
References
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p. 119. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p. 119. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ "Chester City 3 Colchester United 1", chester-city. co. uk (see 18 April), 1998-04-18. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ "Whelan setback", chester-city. co. uk (see 23-24 September), 1998-09-24. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ "Defender goes", chester-city. co. uk (see 5-6 November), 1998-11-06. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ "Shrewsbury v Darlington preview", BBC Sport, 2000-09-08. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
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