Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Arthur Spittle [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 March 1893||
Place of birth | Southfields, England | ||
Date of death | 12 February 1979[2] | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Texas, United States [2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Southfields Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1912–1919 | Arsenal | 7 | (0) |
1919–1921 | Leicester City | 26 | (3) |
1921–1922 | Nuneaton Town | (3) | |
Tamworth Castle | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Arthur Spittle (19 March 1893 – 12 February 1979) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City and Arsenal as an inside forward. [1] [4]
Spittle served as a corporal in the Football Battalion during the First World War. [5] A gunshot wound to the left shoulder led to his discharge in May 1918. [5]
Nuneaton Town
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Woolwich Arsenal | 1912–13 [6] | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1913–14 [6] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Leicester City | 1919–20 [7] | Second Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
1920–21 [7] | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
Career total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William Arthur Spittle [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 March 1893||
Place of birth | Southfields, England | ||
Date of death | 12 February 1979[2] | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Texas, United States [2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Southfields Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1912–1919 | Arsenal | 7 | (0) |
1919–1921 | Leicester City | 26 | (3) |
1921–1922 | Nuneaton Town | (3) | |
Tamworth Castle | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Arthur Spittle (19 March 1893 – 12 February 1979) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City and Arsenal as an inside forward. [1] [4]
Spittle served as a corporal in the Football Battalion during the First World War. [5] A gunshot wound to the left shoulder led to his discharge in May 1918. [5]
Nuneaton Town
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Woolwich Arsenal | 1912–13 [6] | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
1913–14 [6] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Leicester City | 1919–20 [7] | Second Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
1920–21 [7] | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
Career total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |