Career
Born in Sheffield, Spencer spent his entire playing career with home-town club Sheffield United. Signing for the club as an amateur in 1954, Spencer was a regular in the reserves before turning professional but remaining as a part-time player while he trained to become an accountants After making his Football League debut in December 1954, Spencer appeared sporadically for United, and it was not until his final season that he became a regular in the first team
However, by this point Spencer had begun to struggle with injuries and was forced to retire from playing in the summer of 1957.
