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Fred Spackman
Frederick George Spackman (16 September 1878 – 30 May 1942) was a British footballer who played as an inside-right. He competed in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team.[2]
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| Full name | Frederick George Spackman | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1878[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Maidstone, Kent, England | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 May 1942 (aged 63) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bromley, London, England | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Inside-right | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | ||||||||||||||
| Wandsworth | ||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 53 | |||||||||||||
| 1900 | Upton Park | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1900 | Great Britain | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Spackman played for Queens Park Rangers and Wandsworth before joining Fulham during the 1899–1900 season, along with his brother Harry. He was part of the team that won the Southern League Second Division in 1902–03. He made a total of 53 league appearances for the club.[2]
Spackman worked as a proofreader for The Times.[2]
References edit
- ^ Fred Spackman at Olympedia
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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