2009–2012 Celtic Weight 70 kg Playing position Name Greig Spence Current team Cowdenbeath F.C. | Years Team Role Footballer Position Forward 2008–2009 Alloa Athletic Height 1.78 m | |
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Date of birth (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Greig spence postmatch alloa vs stenny 5 11
Greig Spence (born 6 July 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker, currently in his second spell with Raith Rovers.
Contents
- Greig spence postmatch alloa vs stenny 5 11
- Greig spence postmatch stranraer
- Youth
- Alloa Athletic first spell
- Celtic Hamilton loan
- Raith Rovers
- Alloa second spell Cowdenbeath
- Alloa Athletic third spell
- Rovers return
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
Born in Dunfermline, he started his career at Alloa Athletic, breaking into their first-team at the age of 16. He was then signed by Scottish Premier League club Celtic in 2009. He was loaned to First Division club Hamilton Academical for the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, he signed a one-year contract with Raith Rovers. In June 2014, he returned to Alloa before signing for Cowdenbeath the following season, before once again resigning for Alloa in 2016.
Greig spence postmatch stranraer
Youth
Spence played for Rangers youth team as a schoolboy. He then moved on to Alloa Athletic where he broke into the first-team at the age of 16.
Alloa Athletic (first spell)
His first start came against Queens Park on 16 February, he scored Alloa's equaliser in a 2–1 win. On 4 May, Spence scored Alloa's equaliser against Ayr United, drawing the match ensured that Alloa would not be relegated. After the match manager Allan Maitland praised Spence for how well he took his goal. Overall, Spence scored four goals in nineteen appearances for Second Division Alloa during the 2008–09 season. Spence only played three times for Alloa during the 2009–10 season as he left the club in August. His only goal came in a 3–2 defeat against Ross County in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
Celtic & Hamilton loan
Scottish Premier League club Celtic signed him in August 2009 for a six-figure fee. Spence missed the first half of the 2010–11 season through injury but came back to score in the 2011 Scottish Youth Cup Final. On 16 July 2011, Spence scored for Celtic's development squad in a 2–1 loss to Partick Thistle.
In August 2011, Spence moved on loan to Scottish First Division side Hamilton Academical. He scored his first goal for Hamilton in a 2–1 Scottish Challenge Cup quarter-final win over Morton on 4 September. Two weeks later he scored in Hamilton's 2–2 draw against Raith Rovers. On 3 November, he scored a 'superb' header in Hamilton's 3–2 loss against Ayr United. On 13 January, Spence scored the winner in Hamilton's 1–0 victory over Partick Thistle. The next week he scored in Hamilton's 2–2 draw with Ayr United. On 24 March, Spence scored the first goal in Hamilton's 3–0 win over Queen of the South.
Raith Rovers
Spence announced on his Twitter account in May 2012 that he was leaving Celtic, subsequently training with Raith Rovers in an attempt to win a permanent contract. He signed for the club on 18 July 2012. He was part of the Raith Rovers team that won 1–0 against Rangers in the 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup Final.
Alloa (second spell) & Cowdenbeath
On 24 June 2014, Spence signed for Alloa Athletic for a second time. He scored a hat-trick on his first appearance on 26 July 2014, in a Challenge Cup match against Arbroath as Alloa won 4–1. On 3 December 2014, Spence scored twice as Alloa came from 2–0 behind to defeat Rangers 3–2 in the semi-final of the Challenge Cup, the club's first ever win against Rangers. After one season with The Wasps, Spence signed for Scottish League One side Cowdenbeath. Although Cowdenbeath were relegated to Scottish League Two Spence had a particularly successful season with the club, finishing third top scorer in the league with 17 goals, as well as being nominated for PFA Scotland's League One player of the year award and being included in the PFA Scotland League One team of the year.
Alloa Athletic (third spell)
In May 2016, Spence returned for his third spell with Alloa Athletic. In February 2017, Spence scored the SPFL's 8000th goal (across all four divisions, but not including play-offs), in a 2–0 win at Queen's Park.
Rovers return
Spence returned to the east of Scotland in June 2017, signing with his former club Raith Rovers, now in Scottish League One.
Career statistics
As of 6 May 2017Honours
Raith Rovers