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Jay Spearing

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Jay Spearing

Jay Francis Spearing (born 25 November 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He is a player-coach at the Liverpool FC academy. He started his career with Liverpool as a youth-team player in 1997. He remained at Anfield for sixteen years before leaving, in 2013, for Bolton Wanderers. After four years at Bolton, he joined Blackpool, newly promoted to League One, in 2017, initially until the end of the 2017–18 season. He made the move permanent the following summer and remained at the club until 2020, before joining Tranmere Rovers for two years before his semi-retirement and movement in to coaching.

Infobox

2010
→ Leicester City (loan)
2015
→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)
Full name
Jay Francis Spearing
Date of birth
(1988-11-25) 25 November 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth
Wallasey, Merseyside, England
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)
Position
Defensive midfielder
Current team
Liverpool
Number
71
1997–2008
Liverpool
Years
Team
2008–2013
Liverpool
2012–2013
→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)
2013–2017
Bolton Wanderers
2017–2020
Blackpool
2020–2022
Tranmere Rovers
2022–
Liverpool

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Liverpool
Liverpool
Club
Liverpool
Season
2008–09
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
—
Other
2
Total
0
2009–10
2009–10
Club
2009–10
Season
Premier League
League
3
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
5
Other
0
2010–11
2010–11
Club
2010–11
Season
Premier League
League
11
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
8
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
20
Other
0
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Premier League
League
16
League
0
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
5
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
25
Other
0
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
3
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
3
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
30
League
0
League
4
League
0
FA Cup
8
FA Cup
0
League Cup
13
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
55
Other
0
Leicester City (loan)
Leicester City (loan)
Club
Leicester City (loan)
Season
2009–10
League
Championship
League
7
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
2
Other
0
Other
9
Total
1
Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Club
Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Season
2012–13
League
Championship
League
37
League
2
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
39
Other
2
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Club
Bolton Wanderers
Season
2013–14
League
Championship
League
45
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
46
Other
2
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Championship
League
21
League
1
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
23
Other
1
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Championship
League
22
League
2
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
23
Other
2
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
League One
League
37
League
3
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
42
Other
3
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
162
League
10
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
2
Europe
0
Europe
173
Other
10
Blackburn Rovers (loan)
Blackburn Rovers (loan)
Club
Blackburn Rovers (loan)
Season
2014–15
League
Championship
League
15
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
15
Other
1
Blackpool
Blackpool
Club
Blackpool
Season
2017–18
League
League One
League
33
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
35
Total
0
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
League One
League
42
League
4
League
3
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
4
League Cup
1
League Cup
—
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
49
Other
6
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
League One
League
30
League
2
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
36
Other
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
105
League
6
League
8
League
1
FA Cup
5
FA Cup
1
League Cup
—
League Cup
2
Europe
0
Europe
120
Other
8
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
Club
Tranmere Rovers
Season
2020–21
League
League Two
League
43
League
1
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
7
Other
0
Other
54
Total
1
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
League Two
League
32
League
3
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
35
Other
3
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
75
League
4
League
5
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
8
Europe
0
Other
89
Other
4
Liverpool U-21s
Liverpool U-21s
Club
Liverpool U-21s
Season
2022–23
League
—
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Europe
1
Europe
0
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
—
League
—
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
3
Europe
0
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
—
League
—
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
2
Europe
0
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
—
League
—
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
1
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
0
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Europe
7
Europe
0
Other
7
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
394
League
22
League
25
League
1
FA Cup
16
FA Cup
1
League Cup
13
League Cup
0
Europe
20
Europe
0
Other
468
Other
24
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Liverpool
2008–09
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
—
2
0
2009–10
Premier League
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
—
5
0
2010–11
Premier League
11
0
0
0
1
0
8
0
—
20
0
2011–12
Premier League
16
0
4
0
5
0
0
0
—
25
0
2012–13
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
—
3
0
Total
30
0
4
0
8
0
13
0
—
55
0
Leicester City (loan)
2009–10
Championship
7
1
0
0
0
0
—
2
0
9
1
Bolton Wanderers (loan)
2012–13
Championship
37
2
2
0
0
0
—
—
39
2
Bolton Wanderers
2013–14
Championship
45
2
1
0
0
0
—
—
46
2
2014–15
Championship
21
1
1
0
1
0
—
—
23
1
2015–16
Championship
22
2
1
0
0
0
—
—
23
2
2016–17
League One
37
3
3
0
0
0
—
2
0
42
3
Total
162
10
8
0
1
0
—
2
0
173
10
Blackburn Rovers (loan)
2014–15
Championship
15
1
0
0
0
0
—
—
15
1
Blackpool
2017–18
League One
33
0
1
0
0
0
—
1
0
35
0
2018–19
League One
42
4
3
1
4
1
—
0
0
49
6
2019–20
League One
30
2
4
0
1
0
—
1
0
36
2
Total
105
6
8
1
5
1
—
2
0
120
8
Tranmere Rovers
2020–21
League Two
43
1
3
0
1
0
—
7
0
54
1
2021–22
League Two
32
3
2
0
1
0
—
0
0
35
3
Total
75
4
5
0
2
0
0
0
8
0
89
4
Liverpool U-21s
2022–23
—
—
—
—
—
1
0
1
0
2023–24
—
—
—
—
—
3
0
3
0
2024–25
—
—
—
—
—
2
0
2
0
2025–26
—
—
—
—
—
1
0
1
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
7
0
Career total
394
22
25
1
16
1
13
0
20
0
468
24

References

  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in Championship play-offs
  4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. Five appearances in EFL Trophy and two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  6. "Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers"
    https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf
  7. The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11
  8. "Jay Spearing"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20211025001820/https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/jay-spearing/
  9. "Jay Spearing: Overview"
    https://www.premierleague.com/players/3647/Jay-Spearing/overview
  10. "Jay Spearing"
    http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/past-players/jay-spearing
  11. "PSV 1 – Liverpool 3: match report"
    http://www.liverpoolfc.com/match/fixtures/first-team/p-s-v-v-liverpool-2008-12-09-20-45-00/last-match-statistics
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20100325203440/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/starlet-set-for-foxes
  13. "Cardiff 2–3 Leicester (agg 3–3)"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8672579.stm
  14. "Leicester 4–1 Watford"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8615655.stm
  15. "Kenny on derby, owners & Jay"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110119030311/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/kenny-on-derby-owners-jay
  16. "Jay Spearing earns new Liverpool contract"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13312069
  17. Spearing gets England call – Liverpool F.C. Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
    http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/spearing-gets-england-call
  18. Jordan and Adam numbers set – Liverpool F.C. Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
    http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/jordan-and-adam-numbers-set
  19. Wolves eye Jay Spearing loan move « Express & Star
    https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2011/07/20/wolves-eye-loan-move-for-jay-spearing/
  20. "Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17878435
  21. liverpoolecho
    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/
  22. "Spearing leaves on loan"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120902083613/http://liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/spearing-leaves-on-loan
  23. "Hull City 3-1 Bolton"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19378191
  24. "Bolton 3-2 Bristol City"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/19939746
  25. Burnden Aces
    http://www.burndenaces.co.uk/2013/05/04/201213-bwfc-player-of-the-season-jay-spearing.html
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    http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/blood-red-jay-spearing-returns-3572003
  27. "BBC Sport – Liverpool 1–0 QPR"
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    https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-transfer-news-jay-spearing-2036660
  29. caughtoffside.com
    http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/07/09/liverpool-agree-1-75m-fee-with-blackburn-rovers-for-midfielder-jay-spearing/
  30. "BBC Sport – Blackburn Rovers: DJ Campbell faces two-month absence"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23471487
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    https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-flop-jay-spearing-turns-2053605
  32. "Preston v Liverpool – 13th Jul 2013 – Commentary – Friendly Match – Sky Sports Football"
    http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/286995/commentary
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  34. eyefootball
    http://www.eyefootball.com/news/15002/Jay-Spearing-to-swap-Liverpool-for-Bolton.html
  35. "BBC Sport – Jay Spearing: Bolton Wanderers move for Liverpool midfielder"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23576928
  36. The Bolton News
    http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/10603036._/?
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    http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/142065-spearing-completes-bolton-switch?
  38. bwfc.co.uk
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130812211732/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/jays-back-9.813-980446.aspx
  39. Manchester Evening News
    http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jay-spearing-seeking-return-ticket-5700531
  40. bwfc.co.uk
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160324085420/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/jay-spearing-officially-announced-as-new-club-captain-26.7.14-1783426.aspx
  41. "Bolton and Derby play a draw in the opener"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33744110
  42. "Jay Spearing wins Sky Bet League One's August Goal of the Month award"
    http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/jay-spearing-wins-sky-bet-league-ones-august-goal-of-the-month-award-3310910.aspx
  43. "Jay Spearing leaves Wanderers"
    https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/jay-spearing-leaves-wanderers/
  44. Liverpool Echo: "Ex-Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing's career left in limbo as Reds refuse to postpone Bolton payment"
    https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/liverpool-fc-100000-payment-stalling-11035162
  45. The Bolton News: "Jay Spearing: I was kept in the dark about Liverpool payment"
    https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/14668110.jay-spearing-i-was-kept-in-the-dark-about-liverpool-payment/
  46. "Rovers are delighted to confirm the capture of Bolton Wanderers midfielder Jay Spearing"
    http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-jay-spearing-2236391.aspx
  47. "Jay Spearing: Blackpool sign former Bolton Wanderers midfielder"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41503284
  48. "Blackpool 3-2 Bradford"
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  49. "Jay Spearing To Leave The Club" – Blackpool F.C., 26 June 2020
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  50. "Jay Spearing: Tranmere Rovers sign midfielder after Blackpool departure"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53670819
  51. Tranmere Rovers: "𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬/𝟮𝟭 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 – 𝗝𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴."
    https://twitter.com/TranmereRovers/status/1394353075494785027
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    https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2022/may/202122-retained-and-released-list/
  53. "ACADEMY Jay Spearing makes return to Liverpool as U18s coach"
    https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/jay-spearing-makes-return-liverpool-u18s-coach
  54. "Jay Spearing sent-off for Liverpool Under-21s while appearing as player-coach"
    https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/11/forgotten-liverpool-man-sent-off-under-21s-player-coach-20442512/?ico=zone-widget_sport_football
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  56. https://www.thisisanfield.com/2025/09/rhys-williams-and-jay-spearing-start-in-liverpool-u21s-defeat/
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  57. This is Anfield
    https://www.thisisanfield.com/2022/12/jay-spearing-explains-how-cracking-tan-left-him-in-hospital-at-christmas/
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  65. Soccerbase
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  68. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=49806&season_id=151
  69. Soccerbase
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  70. Soccerbase
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    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=49806&season_id=157
  75. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=49806&season_id=158
  76. "Cardiff 2–2 Liverpool"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17093419
  77. Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018
  78. "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56373623
  79. "Voting now open for Player of the Year award"
    https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2016/april/voting-now-open-for-player-of-the-year-award/
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