Biography
Goalkeeper Spendiff was City’s first League netminder, and was practically an ever-present for the Tigers first three campaigns. He set high standards from the off with his fearless attitude to repelling all attempts on his goal.
After cutting his teeth in the North East junior football scene, Spendiff carved his reputation on the other side of the Humber Estuary at Grimsby Town, He went on to play for a further six years at various League teams after he left Anlaby Road, ending up back at Grimsby prior to World War 1, staying with the Mariners until 1920. He had a second career as a Cleethorpes milkman before dying in 1943.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 24 June 1880, North Shields
Hull City First Game: 2 September 1905, Barnsley A (Division Two), 25 years, 70 days old
Hull City Final Game: 4 April 1908, West Bromwich Albion H (Division Two), 27 years, 285 days old
Clubs
Grimsby Town (1902-1905), Hull City (1905-1908), Bradford City (1908-1912), Millwall Athletic (1912-1913), Grimsby Town (1913-1920)
Hull City Record
Career: 115 apps, 0 goals
Martin Spendiff| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1906/07 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1907/08 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |