James Spink (30 May 1890 – August 1943) was an English professional
footballer
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who played in the
Football League
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for
Newcastle United
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as a
right half.
Personal life
Spink served as a
corporal
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in the
Durham Light Infantry during the
First World War
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.
He resided in
Dipton.
In August 1943, Spink disappeared from his home and was found dead in the
River Derwent on 13 August.
His death was ruled as a drowning, although an
open verdict was recorded.
Career statistics
References
English men's footballers
English Football League players
Newcastle United F.C. players
British Army personnel of World War I
1890 births
1943 deaths
People from Dipton, County Durham
Footballers from County Durham
Men's association football wing halves
Durham Light Infantry soldiers
Craghead United F.C. players
Hartlepool United F.C. players
Deaths by drowning in the United Kingdom
1940s missing person cases
Missing person cases in England
Formerly missing British people
20th-century English sportsmen
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