Jake Spedding (born ) is an English professional

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footballer who plays or er for the

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in the

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. He previously played for St Helens in the

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, and on loan from the

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at the

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in the

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. Spedding has also played

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and

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Featherstone ...

in the Championship.

Background

Spedding was born in

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, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

St Helens

Spedding made his début in the

for St. Helens on 8 April 2016 against the

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Sheffield Eagles (loan)

His first professional try came for the

in a

game against the

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in which they won 18–42. He spent the 2017 season on loan with the side. Following this loan spell, Spedding rejoined the Eagles as part of a Dual registration deal between St Helens and Sheffield for the 2018 season. He was very impressive during his time at Sheffield and made a handful of Super League appearances at St Helens. However his loan to Barrow was less successful.

Featherstone Rovers

In 2019 he joined

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but due to impressive performances from other centres he didn't get a game.

Widnes Vikings

At the end of the season he joined the

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North Wales Crusaders

On 24 December 2024 it was reported that he had signed for

in the

References

External links

St Helens profileSL profileSaints Heritage Society profile
1996 births Living people Barrow Raiders players English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players North Wales Crusaders players Rugby league players from Leeds Rugby league wingers Sheffield Eagles players St Helens R.F.C. players Swinton Lions players Widnes Vikings players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub