Chelsea FC Profile: Miles Spector
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
| Goals
|
* 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
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 7th Feb 1953 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Sunderland | 40,720 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 9th Feb 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 33,534 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 11th Feb 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 4 | Chelsea | 27,997 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 14th Feb 1953 | Chelsea | 0 | 4 | Birmingham City | 45,872 | ![]() |
League | 21st Feb 1953 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 53,176 | ![]() |
League | 5th Sep 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | 49,824 | ![]() |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
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
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 4th May 1953 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 11,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 10th Aug 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 4,588 | ![]() |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
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
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 19th Aug 1950 | Harwich & Parkeston | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 20th Sep 1950 | Wealdstone | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Mar 1951 | Gorleston | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 24th Mar 1951 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 4th Apr 1951 | Gillingham | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 14th Apr 1951 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 18th Aug 1951 | Colchester United | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Aug 1951 | Great Yarmouth Town | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Sep 1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 12th Sep 1951 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Southend United | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Sep 1951 | Coventry City | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 22nd Sep 1951 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Swansea Town | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Sep 1951 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 29th Sep 1951 | Swansea Town | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Oct 1951 | Bury Town | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Oct 1951 | Newmarket Town | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 20th Oct 1951 | Chelmsford City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Nov 1951 | Great Yarmouth Town | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Nov 1951 | Lowestoft Town | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Nov 1951 | Cambridge United | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 8th Dec 1951 | Wisbech Town | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1951 | Chelmsford City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 23rd Feb 1952 | Bury Town | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 1,750 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Mar 1952 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Middlesex Invitation Youth Cup | 8th Mar 1952 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Brentford | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 23rd Aug 1952 | Harwich & Parkeston | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
East Anglian League Cup | 25th Aug 1952 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 30th Aug 1952 | Lowestoft Town | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Eastern Counties League Cup | 6th Sep 1952 | Clacton Town | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Sep 1952 | Stowmarket | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
London Minor Cup | 15th Sep 1952 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Sep 1952 | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 20th Sep 1952 | Eynesbury Rovers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Sep 1952 | Crittall Athletic | 0 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Oct 1952 | Chelsea | 3 | 4 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 4th Oct 1952 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Norwich City | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 8th Oct 1952 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 11th Oct 1952 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 18th Oct 1952 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Birmingham City | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Nov 1952 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Southampton | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 8th Nov 1952 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Nov 1952 | Lowestoft Town | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 22nd Nov 1952 | Pegasus | 4 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 29th Nov 1952 | Bury Town | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Dec 1952 | Crittall Athletic | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
East Anglian League Cup | 20th Dec 1952 | Clacton Town | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 670 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1952 | Arsenal | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Dec 1952 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Jan 1953 | Kings Lynn | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Jan 1953 | Stowmarket | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 24th Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Norwich City | unknown | ![]() |
Eastern Counties League Cup | 26th Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 3 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 31st Jan 1953 | Clacton Town | 4 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 28th Feb 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 7th Mar 1953 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 3rd Apr 1953 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 4th Apr 1953 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 2,748 | ![]() ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 11th Apr 1953 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 25th Apr 1953 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 19th Aug 1953 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 22nd Aug 1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 29th Aug 1953 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 7th Sep 1953 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Brighton And Hove Albion | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 12th Sep 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 26th Sep 1953 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Football Combination Cup | 3rd Oct 1953 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Oct 1953 | Norwich City | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 4,358 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 24th Oct 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 31st Oct 1953 | Windsor & Eton | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 7th Nov 1953 | Dunstable Town | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Nov 1953 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 14th Nov 1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 21st Nov 1953 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Leicester City | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 28th Nov 1953 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 2nd Dec 1953 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 5th Dec 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Fulham | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 12th Dec 1953 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Dec 1953 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 2nd Jan 1954 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Cardiff City | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 9th Jan 1954 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Millwall | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 16th Jan 1954 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 23rd Jan 1954 | Dartford | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 700 | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 30th Jan 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Feb 1954 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | Reading | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 13th Feb 1954 | Winchester City | 0 | 10 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Feb 1954 | Tonbridge | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Mar 1954 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Norwich City | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Mar 1954 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 20th Mar 1954 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Mar 1954 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | unknown | ![]() |
London Football Association Cup | 29th Mar 1954 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,479 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Apr 1954 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 7th Apr 1954 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Apr 1954 | Leicester City | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup | 13th Apr 1954 | Dartford | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 839 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 16th Apr 1954 | Reading | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Apr 1954 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Luton Town | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 19th Apr 1954 | Millwall | 1 | 5 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 24th Apr 1954 | Fulham | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 28th Apr 1954 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st May 1954 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Ipswich Town | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 21st Aug 1954 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 28th Aug 1954 | Hastings United | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 2,553 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 4th Sep 1954 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Tonbridge | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 11th Sep 1954 | Guildford City | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Sep 1954 | Headington United | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 18th Sep 1954 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Hastings United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 23rd Sep 1954 | Dunstable Town | 3 | 11 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Sep 1954 | Windsor & Eton | 1 | 5 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 9th Oct 1954 | Dartford | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 16th Oct 1954 | Chelsea | 8 | 0 | Windsor & Eton | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Nov 1954 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Gravesend & Northfleet | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Nov 1954 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Guildford City | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 20th Nov 1954 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Nov 1954 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 4th Dec 1954 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 18th Dec 1954 | Coventry City | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Dec 1954 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Jan 1955 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | 8,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 22nd Jan 1955 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 29th Jan 1955 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 5th Feb 1955 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Birmingham City | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 12th Feb 1955 | West Ham United | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 16th Feb 1955 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 19th Feb 1955 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Mar 1955 | Arsenal | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 5th Mar 1955 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Portsmouth | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 7th Mar 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Luton Town | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 14th Mar 1955 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 19th Mar 1955 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Millwall | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Mar 1955 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 846 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 2nd Apr 1955 | Horsham | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Apr 1955 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Metropolitan League Professional Cup | 8th Apr 1955 | Guildford City | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 9th Apr 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 11th Apr 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Horsham | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 14th Apr 1955 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup | 16th Apr 1955 | Windsor & Eton | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 20th Apr 1955 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Vickers | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup | 27th Apr 1955 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Windsor & Eton | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Metropolitan League Professional Cup | 2nd May 1955 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Guildford City | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 20th Aug 1955 | Headington United | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Aug 1955 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 0 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Aug 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Dartford | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 31st Aug 1955 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Dunstable Town | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Sep 1955 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 7th Sep 1955 | Dunstable Town | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Sep 1955 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Hastings United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Sep 1955 | Tonbridge | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
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