Dean Spink

Dean Peter Spink (born 22 January 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played either as a striker or a defender. After retiring as a player, he became a physiotherapist for Shrewsbury Town but is now one at Solihull Moors. He is currently the reserve manager at Alvechurch FC.

Dean Spink

Personal information
Full name	Dean Peter Spink
Date of birth	(1967-01-22) 22 January 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Striker / Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	Halesowen Town
1989–1990	Aston Villa	0	(0)
1989	Scarborough	3	(2)
1990	Bury	6	(1)
1990–1997	Shrewsbury Town	273	(53)
1997–2000	Wrexham	85	(9)
1999	Shrewsbury Town	4	(0)
2000–2002	Chester City	21	(2)
2002	Telford United	3	(0)
2002–2003	Kidsgrove Athletic
2003	Colwyn Bay
Managerial career
2001–2002	Chester City (joint caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Since retiring Spink has ventured into nursery care and gym training, and returned to Shrewsbury initially as youth-team physiotherapist before getting promoted to first-team physio.^[1]

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

• Football League Trophy runner-up: 1995–96^[2]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 1993–94 Third Division^[3]
• Voted Shrewsbury Town F.C.'s "all-time cult hero" by viewers of the BBC show Football Focus in 2004.^[4]

References

1. "Dean Spink's Hall of Fame". Premier Training International. 9 January 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
2. Wood, Greg (14 April 1996). "Familiar role for Jemson". The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
3. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
4. "Shrewsbury's cult heroes". BBC Sport. 4 September 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2008.

External links

• Dean Spink at Soccerbase
• "Dean Spink". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown.