Fred Spackman
English footballer
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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]
Full name
Frederick George Spackman
Date of birth
16 September 1878[1]
Date of death
30 May 1942 (aged 63)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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]