Peter Goodwill Spooner (30 August 1910 in

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, England – 1987) was an English

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Career

Spooner played for Newbiggin United before joining

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in 1928. He had trials with

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in 1929. He joined

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in 1930, making five appearances and scoring one goal in the league, before joining

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in the summer of 1931. He impressed at the club and joined

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for a fee of £500 in May 1993 after making 57 appearances and scoring 13 goals in the league. After making 17 appearances and scoring two goals in the league for the club, he returned to York in 1935. In the

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in the 1937–38 season, he scored against

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in the third round and the winner against

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in the fifth round. He left the club in May 1939, after making 132 appearances and scoring 29 goals in the league, and joined Gateshead, for whom he made three appearances and scored two goals in the league.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spooner, Peter 1910 births 1987 deaths Footballers from Northumberland English footballers Association football forwards Ashington A.F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players York City F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players English Football League players