Taffy Spelman

Taffy Spelman
Personal information
Full name	Isaac Spelman
Date of birth	9 March 1914
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death	April 2003 (aged 89)
Place of death	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Usworth Colliery
1933	Leeds United
1935–1936	Southend United
1937–1938	Tottenham Hotspur
1946	Hartlepool United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Isaac "Taffy" Spelman (9 March 1914 – April 2003) was an English professional footballer who played for Usworth Colliery, Leeds United, Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur, Hartlepool United.^[3]

Football career

Spelman began his career at Usworth Colliery before joining Leeds United in 1933. The right half signed for Southend United in May 1935, he made a total of 50 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for the Shrimpers.^[4] Spelman was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in May 1937 ^[5] and went on to feature in a further 32 matches and scored two goals in all competitions for the Lilywhites.^[6] After World War II Spelman joined Hartlepool in 1946 and played in 25 games.

References

^ "Taffy Spelman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Southend United. Staff of 25". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. Nottingham: Soccerdata. p. 246. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
^ Spelman's Southend United stats Retrieved 4 August 2009
^ Spelman's transfer to Tottenham Retrieved 4 August 2009
^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 3 December 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine

This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1910s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Taffy Spelman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[2] "Southend United. Staff of 25". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.

[Joyce-3] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. Nottingham: Soccerdata. p. 246. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.

[4] Spelman's Southend United stats Retrieved 4 August 2009

[5] Spelman's transfer to Tottenham Retrieved 4 August 2009

[6] Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 3 December 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]