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Chelsea FC Profile: Miles Spector

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Full Name: Miles David Spector

Born: Saturday, 4th August 1934
Place of birth: Hendon, London, England
Height: 5' 8"
Died: Thursday, 19th October 2023 (aged 89)
Burial: Cremated - 3 Nov 2023 - Treswithian Crematorium, Camborne, Cornwall

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1950 to 1955


A Jewish lad from Willesden and a burley centre forward & prolific goal scorer with both head and foot for Hendon, Miles Spector joined Chelsea as an amateur from Hendon in mid 1952 and played 6 times for the first team before ruturning there at the end of 1953.

From "Does your Rabbi Know You're Here?" by Anthony Clavane - "Spector played truant to turn out for Chelsea's reserve team in an Eastern Counties League game against Spurs. He missed a penalty and had a poor first half but, luckily for him, the Blues' manager Ted Drake, arrived at the interval. In the second half, the sixth-former scored a a fine goal. When he was called into the headmaster's study the morning after the game, he feared the worst. Instead of being punished however, he was told he'd been picked to played for Chelsea's first team. He made his debut as an 18 year old school boy, in a 3-2 win over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. For each of the six times he played, Drake had to telephone the school in advance to get the head's permission. Spector's best preformance was in the FA Cup fourth round win against West Bromwich Albion where he set up 3 of the teams 4 second half goals. When Hendon's club historian wrote a profile of Spector for a magazine, Spector requested that all references to his jewishness be removed."

Playing Career:


Hendon (A)
Chelsea (A) (Jul 1950 to Sep 1955) - cost: unknown
Hendon (A)

* (A) = Amateur

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 7th February 1953, Chelsea 3 - 2 Sunderland

Age on debut: 18 years 6 months 3 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 5th September 1953, Chelsea 1 - 2 Sheffield United

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1952 / 53 230005
1953 / 54 100001
Total330006

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Miles Spector made 6 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League7th Feb 1953Chelsea32Sunderland40,720 match won
F.A. Cup9th Feb 1953West Bromwich Albion11Chelsea33,534 match drawn
F.A. Cup11th Feb 1953West Bromwich Albion04Chelsea27,997 match won
F.A. Cup14th Feb 1953Chelsea04Birmingham City45,872 match lost
League21st Feb 1953Chelsea01Charlton Athletic53,176 match lost
League5th Sep 1953Chelsea12Sheffield United49,824 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1952 / 53 1
1953 / 54 1
Total2

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Miles Spector made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly4th May 1953Fulham11Chelsea11,000 match drawn
Friendly10th Aug 1953Chelsea12Chelsea4,588 match won

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1950 / 51 6
1951 / 52 19
1952 / 53 35
1953 / 54 43
1954 / 55 41
1955 / 56 8
Total152

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1951 / 52 3
1952 / 53 8
1953 / 54 17
1954 / 55 18
1955 / 56 4
Total50


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Miles Spector made 152 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League19th Aug 1950Harwich & Parkeston02Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly20th Sep 1950Wealdstone41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Mar 1951Gorleston11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Mar 1951Great Yarmouth Town05Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Apr 1951Gillingham22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Apr 1951Ipswich Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League18th Aug 1951Colchester United33Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League25th Aug 1951Great Yarmouth Town41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Sep 1951Tottenham Hotspur50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League12th Sep 1951Chelsea20Southend Unitedunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League15th Sep 1951Coventry City13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Sep 1951Chelsea20Swansea Townunknown match won
Reserve League26th Sep 1951Arsenal11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Sep 1951Swansea Town10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Oct 1951Bury Town02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Oct 1951Newmarket Town14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League20th Oct 1951Chelmsford City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Nov 1951Great Yarmouth Town42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Nov 1951Lowestoft Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Nov 1951Cambridge United12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Dec 1951Wisbech Town10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Dec 1951Chelmsford City11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League23rd Feb 1952Bury Town10Chelsea1,750 match lost
Reserve League1st Mar 1952Chelsea51West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Middlesex Invitation Youth Cup8th Mar 1952Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Aug 1952Harwich & Parkeston31Chelseaunknown match lost
East Anglian League Cup25th Aug 1952Chelsea32Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League30th Aug 1952Lowestoft Town30Chelseaunknown match lost
Eastern Counties League Cup6th Sep 1952Clacton Town02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Sep 1952Stowmarket21Chelseaunknown match lost
London Minor Cup15th Sep 1952Chelsea31Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League17th Sep 1952Arsenal30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League20th Sep 1952Eynesbury Rovers31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Sep 1952Crittall Athletic04Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League1st Oct 1952Chelsea34Arsenalunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League4th Oct 1952Chelsea31Norwich Cityunknown match won
Reserve League8th Oct 1952Chelsea12Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Oct 1952Colchester United30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Oct 1952Chelsea11Birmingham Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League1st Nov 1952Chelsea21Southamptonunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League8th Nov 1952Millwall21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Nov 1952Lowestoft Town10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly22nd Nov 1952Pegasus44Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League29th Nov 1952Bury Town13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Dec 1952Crittall Athletic21Chelseaunknown match lost
East Anglian League Cup20th Dec 1952Clacton Town32Chelsea670 match lost
Reserve League25th Dec 1952Arsenal50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Dec 1952Chelsea01Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Jan 1953Kings Lynn50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Jan 1953Chelsea12West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Jan 1953Stowmarket11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Jan 1953Chelsea12Norwich Cityunknown match lost
Eastern Counties League Cup26th Jan 1953Chelsea35Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League31st Jan 1953Clacton Town43Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup28th Feb 1953Chelsea10Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League7th Mar 1953Great Yarmouth Town05Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup3rd Apr 1953Arsenal10Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup4th Apr 1953Queens Park Rangers31Chelsea2,748 match lost scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup11th Apr 1953Chelsea02Arsenalunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup25th Apr 1953Brighton And Hove Albion21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Aug 1953Gravesend & Northfleet11Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup22nd Aug 1953Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea8,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup29th Aug 1953Crystal Palace13Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup7th Sep 1953Chelsea20Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Football Combination Cup12th Sep 1953Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup26th Sep 1953Chelsea22Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup3rd Oct 1953Brighton And Hove Albion11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Oct 1953Norwich City22Chelsea4,358 match drawn
Reserve League24th Oct 1953Chelsea12West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Oct 1953Windsor & Eton42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Nov 1953Dunstable Town30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Nov 1953Chelsea02West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League14th Nov 1953Tottenham Hotspur32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League21st Nov 1953Chelsea32Leicester Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Nov 1953Luton Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Dec 1953Queens Park Rangers13Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League5th Dec 1953Chelsea10Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League12th Dec 1953Luton Town31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Dec 1953Chelsea11Arsenalunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Dec 1953Arsenal33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Jan 1954Chelsea20Cardiff Cityunknown match won
Reserve League9th Jan 1954Chelsea40Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League16th Jan 1954Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Jan 1954Dartford23Chelsea700 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League30th Jan 1954Chelsea10Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2,000 match won
Reserve League6th Feb 1954Chelsea60Readingunknown match won
Friendly13th Feb 1954Winchester City010Chelseaunknown match won scored 3 goals
Reserve League27th Feb 1954Tonbridge30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Mar 1954Chelsea01Norwich Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League13th Mar 1954West Ham United21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League20th Mar 1954Chelsea41Charlton Athleticunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League27th Mar 1954Chelsea50Plymouth Argyleunknown match won
London Football Association Cup29th Mar 1954Arsenal32Chelsea14,479 match lost
Reserve League3rd Apr 1954Tottenham Hotspur41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Apr 1954Chelsea20Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League10th Apr 1954Leicester City02Chelseaunknown match won
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup13th Apr 1954Dartford31Chelsea839 match lost
Reserve League16th Apr 1954Reading11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Apr 1954Chelsea00Luton Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League19th Apr 1954Millwall15Chelseaunknown match won scored 3 goals
Reserve League24th Apr 1954Fulham02Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Apr 1954Ipswich Town04Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League1st May 1954Chelsea50Ipswich Townunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League21st Aug 1954Gravesend & Northfleet20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Aug 1954Hastings United60Chelsea2,553 match lost
Reserve League4th Sep 1954Chelsea23Tonbridgeunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Sep 1954Guildford City13Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League13th Sep 1954Headington United33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League18th Sep 1954Chelsea41Hastings Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Sep 1954Dunstable Town311Chelseaunknown match won scored 6 goals
Reserve League25th Sep 1954Windsor & Eton15Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Oct 1954Dartford10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Oct 1954Chelsea80Windsor & Etonunknown match won
Reserve League6th Nov 1954Chelsea20Gravesend & Northfleetunknown match won
Reserve League13th Nov 1954Chelsea41Guildford Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League20th Nov 1954Chelsea21Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League27th Nov 1954Tottenham Hotspur23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Dec 1954Chelsea61Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League18th Dec 1954Coventry City12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1954Chelsea11Arsenalunknown match drawn
Reserve League27th Dec 1954Brighton And Hove Albion03Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League1st Jan 1955Chelsea31Leicester City8,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League22nd Jan 1955Bristol City10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Jan 1955Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League5th Feb 1955Chelsea42Birmingham Cityunknown match won
Reserve League12th Feb 1955West Ham United33Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League16th Feb 1955Millwall30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Feb 1955Chelsea30Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League1st Mar 1955Arsenal01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Mar 1955Chelsea10Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League7th Mar 1955Chelsea21Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League14th Mar 1955Chelsea12West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Mar 1955Chelsea30Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League26th Mar 1955Charlton Athletic21Chelsea846 match lost
Reserve League2nd Apr 1955Horsham11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League6th Apr 1955Arsenal11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Metropolitan League Professional Cup8th Apr 1955Guildford City13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Apr 1955Chelsea20West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League11th Apr 1955Chelsea20Horshamunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League14th Apr 1955Tottenham Hotspur31Chelseaunknown match lost
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup16th Apr 1955Windsor & Eton22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League20th Apr 1955Chelsea30Vickersunknown match won scored 1 goal
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup27th Apr 1955Chelsea32Windsor & Etonunknown match won scored 2 goals
Metropolitan League Professional Cup2nd May 1955Chelsea01Guildford Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League20th Aug 1955Headington United02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League25th Aug 1955Brighton And Hove Albion04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League27th Aug 1955Chelsea21Dartfordunknown match won
Reserve League31st Aug 1955Chelsea52Dunstable Townunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League3rd Sep 1955Chelsea41West Ham Unitedunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League7th Sep 1955Dunstable Town13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League10th Sep 1955Chelsea41Hastings Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League17th Sep 1955Tonbridge31Chelseaunknown match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Miles David Spector View CGS profile for Miles David Spector on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for Miles David Spector View CGS profile for Miles David Spector on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for Miles David Spector View location on Zeemaps for Miles David Spector



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Chelsea FC Player Miles Spector

Games Won: 2
Win Percentage: 33.33%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 6 appearances, Miles Spector played alongside the following 17 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ken Armstrong (6)
Roy Bentley (6)
Bobby Campbell (4)
Bill Dickson (5)
Billy Gray (1)
Ron Greenwood (1)
John Harris (2)
Jim Lewis (2)
John McNichol (6)
Eric Parsons (5)
Bill G Robertson (2)
Derek Saunders (1)
Jack Saunders (5)
Peter Sillett (1)
Charlie Thomson (4)
Sid Tickridge (3)
Stan Willemse (6)