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Frederick George Spackman (16 September 1878 – 30 May 1942) was a
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who played as an
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. He competed in the
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in
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, winning a gold medal as a member of Upton Park club team. Spackman played for
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and Wandsworth before joining
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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. Spackman worked as a
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for ''
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* 1878 births 1942 deaths Footballers from Maidstone English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic footballers for Great Britain Olympic medalists in football Footballers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Upton Park F.C. players The Times people {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub