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==Personal life== |
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He was born in [[Arrowe Park]] Hospital on the Wirral and attended St. George's Primary School and [[The Mosslands School]] in Wallasey, United Kingdom. He and his girlfriend Jade have a daughter, Freya, who was born in Autumn 2011. |
He was born in [[Arrowe Park]] Hospital on the Wirral and attended St. George's Primary School and [[The Mosslands School]] in Wallasey, United Kingdom. He and his girlfriend Jade have a daughter, Freya, who was born in Autumn 2011 and is now taller than Spearing. |
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| NAME = Spearing, Jay Francis |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Dwarf |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 25 November 1988 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 25 November 1988 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Wallasey]], England |
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Revision as of 15:58, 1 May 2013
 Jay Spearing playing for Liverpool | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jay Francis Spearing[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wallasey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2008 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008– | Liverpool | 30 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Leicester City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2012– | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:33, 3 March 2013 (UTC) | |||
Jay Francis Spearing (born 25 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolton Wanderers on loan from Liverpool.
Career
Liverpool
Reserves (2007–2010)
Raised in Wallasey, Merseyside,[1] Spearing was the captain of the Liverpool Under 18s who won the FA Youth Cup in 2007. He featured the previous season in the final against Manchester City, but missed the majority of the season due to a broken leg. Spearing was promoted to Melwood in the summer of 2007, to train with the Liverpool first team, after impressing in the club's Academy. He has been involved with his boyhood club since he was seven years old. He was voted the best player in the Torneo di Renate, a competition for under-20 sides, competing against clubs such as A.C. Milan and Parma. He was also part of the Reserve side which won the Premier Reserve League in the 2007–08 season.[2]
2008–09 season
Spearing made his competitive first team debut on 9 December 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 UEFA Champions League win against PSV Eindhoven.[3] Spearing also appeared in the Reds' 4–0 win over Real Madrid in the second round of the Champions League.
On 31 March 2009, Rafael Benítez announced that he would be offering Spearing a new contract, alongside fellow home-grown youngster Stephen Darby. On 6 July 2009 Spearing agreed to a new three-year contract with Liverpool.
Loan move to Leicester City
On 22 March 2010, Liverpool confirmed Spearing would join Championship club Leicester City on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season, linking up with former Liverpool reserve team mate Jack Hobbs.[4] His debut came two days later, starting in the Foxes' 2–1 Championship loss to Reading. His last game for Leicester was on 12 May in the Championship Play-off semi-final, with Leicester winning 3–2, but it wasn't enough to reach the final. He made nine appearances for Leicester and scored his only goal for the club in the 4–1 home win against Watford.
2010–11 season
He was included in Liverpool's 21-man squad for the 2010–11 Premier League season. Spearing started and played the full 90 minutes in the opening leg of Liverpool's UEFA Europa League qualifier against Rabotnicki, and came on as a substitute at Anfield in the second leg. On 16 September, he again played the full 90 minutes in the Reds' opening group game against Steaua Bucaresti, his first ever start at Anfield, setting up David N'Gog for the fourth and final goal as Liverpool won 4–1. On 22 September, he was involved in Liverpool's shock League Cup third round exit to League Two side Northampton Town; Liverpool losing 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw. On 21 October, he played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool's third group stage tie, a 0–0 draw with a Napoli side who have former Liverpool left-back Andrea Dossena. He was an unused substitute in Liverpool's 1–0 Premier League win against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium on 31 October. Spearing came on in the 90th minute of Liverpool's 2–0 victory over Chelsea on 7 November 2010, instantly making an impact by playing a through ball to assist a Maxi Rodríguez effort. On 20 November, it was reported that Spearing had broken his ankle in training and would be out for up to six weeks. Spearing made his first appearance of 2011 against Everton on 16 January. In the post-match interview, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish praised the young midfielder and joked that Steven Gerrard may never get into the first team again.[5] On 20 March, Spearing started another league game away to Sunderland. Spearing won a penalty, which was converted by Dirk Kuyt to put Liverpool 1–0 up and was generally praised for his great performance.
Spearing then went on the secure a first team berth with the absence of Steven Gerrard and out of favour Christian Poulsen. For the remnants of the Premier League season, he formed an excellent midfield partnership with the resurgent Lucas Leiva. Against Arsenal on 17 April, Spearing gave away a 98th minute penalty which Robin Van Persie scored to make the game 1–0. The match finished 1–1. Despite his involvement in the Arsenal goal, Spearing won the MOTM award from Sky Sports TV and was praised after the game for his determination, work-rate and battling performance; traits that epitomised his successful run in the starting eleven. He received the journalists' MOTM award on the official Liverpool website 3 times during the season.
In May 2011 the club announced that he had extended his contract,[6] and as a result of wide critical acclaim for his sterling performances for Liverpool, Spearing was included in England U21's provisional 40-man-squad for the 2011 Summer U21 European Championship, with fellow Liverpool player Andy Carroll.[7]
2011–12 season
From 8 July 2011, Jay Spearing will now wear the number 20 for the 2011–12 season with his old number 26 being registered to Charlie Adam.[8] Despite his highly-praised performances at the end of last season, Spearing immediately fell down the pecking order in Liverpool's midfield after the arrival of midfielders Adam, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing. On 20 July 2011, it was widely reported that Spearing would consider an option to move to Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan but the club rejected their approach, stating that Spearing was in their plans. Spearing later dismissed the rumour saying he was willing to fight for his place in the starting XI.[9] He made his first start of the season against Exeter City in the League Cup on 24 August 2011. The result ended in a 3–1 victory for Liverpool. Though by his own admission he has not featured as much as he would have liked in the opening months of the season, he has continued to impress when called upon, with Kenny Dalglish calling his performance in the 2–0 win against Chelsea in the League Cup "superb". Spearing was sent off for the first time in his professional career during Liverpool's 1–0 loss to Fulham on 5 December.
2012–13 season
New manager Brendan Rodgers described Spearing as a "very good player with great qualities" who has "The soul of the club in his heart".[10] He started the first competitive game of the season in the Europa League qualifier against FC Gomel, playing the full 90 minutes, and made a substitute appearance in the return leg at Anfield. His final appearance of the season for Liverpool came as a start in the 1-0 victory against Hearts in a Europa League qualifier on 23 August 2012.
Loan move to Bolton Wanderers
On 31 August 2012, Spearing joined Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan deal.[11] His debut came a day later in Bolton's 3-1 defeat against Hull City[12] He scored his first goal for Bolton on 20 October scoring Bolton's second - which was an equaliser - as Bolton beat Bristol City 3-2.[13] On the 25th April 2013, Spearing was named Bolton's player of the season by the Bolton Wanderers Supporters Association (BWSA).
Personal life
He was born in Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral and attended St. George's Primary School and The Mosslands School in Wallasey, United Kingdom. He and his girlfriend Jade have a daughter, Freya, who was born in Autumn 2011 and is now taller than Spearing.
Career statistics
- As of 23 December 2012.
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| Season | Club | Loan | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Europe | Total | Discipline | |||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| 2008–09 | Liverpool | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Leicester City | Loan | Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Liverpool | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bolton Wanderers | Loan | Championship | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 74 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 103 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
Honours
Club
Individual
- Bolton Player of the Year (1): 2013
References
- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 388. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Jay Spearing". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "PSV 1 – Liverpool 3: match report". Liverpoolfc.tv. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Hunter, Steve (22 March 2010). "Starlet set for Foxes". www.Liverpoolfc.tv. Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ Rice, Jimmy (21 January 2011). "Kenny on derby, owners & Jay". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Jay Spearing earns new Liverpool contract". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ Spearing gets England call - Liverpool FC
- ^ Jordan and Adam numbers set - Liverpool FC
- ^ Wolves eye Jay Spearing loan move « Express & Star
- ^ http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2012/07/09/brendan-rodgers-jay-spearing-has-the-soul-of-liverpool-fc-in-his-heart-video-100252-31357504/
- ^ "Spearing leaves on loan". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ BBC Sport - Hull City 3-1 Bolton
- ^ Bolton 3 Bristol City 2 - match report | Mail Online
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