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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{short description|English footballer}}
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| name = Dick Spiers
| name = Dick Spiers
| fullname = Richard Alan Jesse Spiers<ref name="Hugman" />
| fullname = Richard Alan Jesse Spiers<ref name="Hugman" />
| birth_date = 27 November 1937
| birth_date = 27 November 1937
| birth_place = [[Benson, Oxfordshire|Benson]], England
| birth_place = [[Benson, Oxfordshire|Benson]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age |2000|10|22|1937|11|27|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman" />
| death_date = {{death date and age |2000|10|22|1937|11|27|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman" />
| death_place = [[Bullingdon Hundred|Bullingdon]], England
| death_place = [[Bullingdon Hundred|Bullingdon]], England
| position = [[Centre half]]
| position = [[Centre half]]
| years1 =
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Cholsey United
| clubs1 = Cholsey United
| caps1 =
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1955–1970
| years2 = 1955–1970
| clubs2 = [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
| clubs2 = [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
| caps2 = 453
| caps2 = 453
| goals2 = 3
| goals2 = 3
| years3 =
| years3 =
| clubs3 = [[Banbury United F.C.|Banbury United]]
| clubs3 = [[Banbury United F.C.|Banbury United]]
| caps3 =
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'''Richard Alan Jesse Spiers''' (27 November 1937 – 22 October 2000) was an English professional [[association football|football]] [[centre half]] who made over 450 appearances in the [[Football League]] for [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref name="Hugman">{{Hugman|id=18600|accessdate=22 September 2017}}</ref> As of December 2012, he is third on Reading's all-time appearances list with 505.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2012/december/statistics/ |title=Reading FC |access-date=22 September 2017 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
'''Richard Alan Jesse Spiers''' (27 November 1937 – 22 October 2000) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who made over 450 appearances as a [[centre half]] in the [[Football League]] for [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref name="Hugman">{{Hugman|id=18600|accessdate=22 September 2017}}</ref> As of December 2012, he is third on Reading's all-time appearances list with 505.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2012/december/statistics/ |access-date=22 September 2017 |website=Reading FC |language=en-gb}}</ref>

== Honours ==

* [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2018 |title=Doyle, Hicks, Gilkes And More All Inducted At Star Event |url=https://readingfc.co.uk/ |access-date=16 December 2023 |website=Reading FC}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:2000 deaths]]
[[Category:2000 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Oxfordshire]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Oxfordshire]]
[[Category:English footballers]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Association football wing halves]]
[[Category:Men's association football wing halves]]
[[Category:Reading F.C. players]]
[[Category:Reading F.C. players]]
[[Category:Banbury United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Banbury United F.C. players]]

Latest revision as of 13:31, 16 December 2023

Dick Spiers
Personal information
Full name Richard Alan Jesse Spiers[1]
Date of birth 27 November 1937
Place of birth Benson, England
Date of death 22 October 2000(2000-10-22) (aged 62)[1]
Place of death Bullingdon, England
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cholsey United
1955–1970 Reading 453 (3)
Banbury United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Alan Jesse Spiers (27 November 1937 – 22 October 2000) was an English professional footballer who made over 450 appearances as a centre half in the Football League for Reading.[1] As of December 2012, he is third on Reading's all-time appearances list with 505.[2]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dick Spiers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Statistics". Reading FC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Doyle, Hicks, Gilkes And More All Inducted At Star Event". Reading FC. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2023.