Career
Having left Everton F.C. as a trainee in 1997, Speare joined Darlington F.C. making two appearances in the 1996-1997 season. He then moved over to Ireland and joined Sligo Rovers F.C. Following a move to then non-league side Accrington Stanley in 1998, Speare played in almost 300 games over a 6-year period until the summer of 2004.
Speare has since appeared for a number of lower league clubs including Southport F.C., Lancaster City F.C. and Barrow A.F.C. amongst others Following a goalkeeper injury crisis at Accrington Stanley in the winter of 2008 Speare re-joined the club on a short term contract, despite not making an appearance he was a regular on the substitutes bench until his release in January 2009.
On 12th October 2013, Jamie joined Cammell Laird as a goalkeeping coach.
In October 2014 he followed manager Tony Sullivan to Witton Albion.
