Noel Spencer

Noel Spencer

Personal information
Full name	Noel Spencer
Date of birth	26 July 1977 (1977-07-26) (age 34)
Place of birth	Wollongong, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Central Midfielder (Retired)
Youth career
	Koonawarra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995	Lysaghts
1996–2000	Wollongong Wolves	79	(3)
2000–2004	Northern Sprit	92	(4)
2004–2005	Parramatta Eagles
2005–2007	Central Coast Mariners	41	(6)
2007	Sydney FC	0	(0)
2007–2009	Newcastle Jets	24	(0)
National team‡
1998	Australia U-23	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 May 2011

Noel Spencer (born 26 July 1977 in Wollongong, Australia) was an Australian football (soccer) player.

Club career

NSL

Noel played for his hometown of Wollongong from 1996–2000 and was part of Wollongong Wolves championship-winning team of the 1999/2000 season. After the championship win Noel left for Northern Spirit which he played for and later captained until the NSL became defunct. During the period between the end of the NSL competition and the beginning of the A-League he played a season for Parramatta Eagles.

Central Coast Mariners

Noel was the first captain of the Mariners, and took his team to the inaugural Hyundai A-League Grand Final, narrowly missing out on the honour of being the first captain to win the trophy. He scored on the opening day of the inaugural A-League season, away from home against Perth Glory, with a 30 yard drive from distance into the top right hand corner of the net. This goal was awarded the "Jesters' Pies Marinators' Goal of the Year" award at the end of the season. During the A-League 05-06 season he scored 6 goals and started in every single game for the Mariners. This record continued until Sunday 12 November when he was dropped because of injury which from the starting team against the Newcastle Jets. On Friday 26 January 2007 he along with Vuko Tomasevic and Wayne O'Sullivan were told that their contracts would not be renewed for the next season.

Sydney FC

After being released by the Mariners, Noel signed a six-month contract with Sydney FC.^[1] He played for Sydney in the 2007 AFC Champions League.^[2]

Newcastle United Jets

In May 2007 Noel Spencer signed a 2-year deal with the Newcastle United Jets as a replacement for Tim Brown.

He made his A-League debut for the Jets when he came on as a substitute against Perth Glory on 26 August 2007.^[3]

After the 2008-2009 A-league season he announced his retirement from professional football due to a pin head and an ankle injury. He now drinks king browns for fun.^[4]

Honours

With Newcastle Jets:

• A-League Championship: 2007-2008

With Wollongong Wolves:

• NSL Championship: 1999-2000

With the Mater Miracles 2005

References

1. ^ "Sacked Mariners skipper thrown a lifeline". ABC News. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070218083137/http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200702/s1847716.htm. Retrieved 15 February 2007. 
2. ^ "Sydney FC appoints interim coach". sydneyfc.com. 13 February 2007. http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=7018&pageid=489. Retrieved 13 February 2007. 
3. ^ Perth Glory FC v Newcastle Jets FC
4. ^ Specner backs Jets to progress

External links

• Oz Football profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by —	Central Coast Mariners club captain 2005–2007	Succeeded by Alex Wilkinson

Persondata
Name	Spencer, Noel
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Date of birth	1977-07-26
Place of birth	Wollongong, Australia
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