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 1952 to 1953
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 1952 to Dec 1953) - 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
Appearances
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* 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
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Miles Spector made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Miles Spector made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
View CGS profile for Miles David Spector on Ancestry
View CGS profile for Miles David Spector on Find-A-Grave
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