Tom Spence

Tom Spence (4 January 1960 – 28 April 2012) was a Scottish football player and manager.^[1] He was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. Spence played for Stirling Albion, Clydebank, Clyde and Kilmarnock and was captain of the Stirling Albion team which defeated Selkirk 20–0 in 1984.^[2]

Tom Spence

Personal information
Date of birth	(1960-01-04)4 January 1960
Place of birth	Airdrie, Scotland
Date of death	28 April 2012(2012-04-28) (aged 52)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Glenboig
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1988	Stirling Albion	147	(6)
1988	Alloa Athletic	1	(0)
1988	Cowdenbeath	2	(0)
1988–1989	Clydebank	29	(4)
1989–1990	Clyde	12	(0)
1990–1991	Kilmarnock	50	(1)
1991–1993	East Fife	58	(1)
1993–1994	Albion Rovers	12	(0)
Total		311	(12)
Managerial career
1994–1995	Albion Rovers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Former Cumnock, Thorniewood and Dunipace boss Tom - or Tam as he was better known - Spence died suddenly overnight, at the age of just 52.