Spencer Bassett

Spencer Bassett
Personal information
Full name Spencer Thomas Bassett[1]
Date of birth 4 September 1885[2]
Place of birth Blackheath, England
Date of death 11 April 1917(1917-04-11) (aged 31)[3]
Place of death Bullecourt, France[4]
Playing position Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Maidstone United
1906–1910 Woolwich Arsenal 1 (0)
1910–1913 Exeter City
1913–1914 Swansea Town
1914–1915 Southend United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Spencer Thomas Bassett (4 September 1885 – 11 April 1917) was an English professional football who played as a right half in the Southern League for Exeter City, Swansea Town and Southend United.[4] He made one appearance in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal.[5]

Personal life

Bassett served as a bombardier in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was mortally wounded at Bullecourt during the Battle of Arras on 11 April 1917.[4] He was buried in Pozières British Cemetery, Ovillers-la-Boisselle.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woolwich Arsenal 1909–10[2] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 20. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 "Spencer Thomas Bassett". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Spencer Bassett | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Spencer Bassett". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.