Oliver: Henry Spoors (Harry)

WW2 Guest: 1945-1946 (Leeds United War-time Guest Player Details)

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Born: Sunderland: 16-02-1921

Debut: v Chesterfield (a): 25-08-1945

Height & Weight: Unknown

English Schoolboy International Oliver started his career with Houghton Colliery Welfare before signing for Third Division North Hartlepools United in March 1938. He made his debut on 19th March 1938 in a 0-0 home draw with Doncaster Rovers and played his last game on 7th May 1938 in a 2-0 home win over Wrexham. He had made nine League appearances for the Monkey-Hangers before the end of the 1937-38 season. He joined First Division Brentford in May 1938 but did not make a senior appearance for them before World War Two. He guested for Leeds United in the 1945-46 Football League Northern Section but it was for just one game, the opening game of that campaign at Left Back in a 1-3 defeat by Chesterfield at Saltergate. He returned to Brentford after the Second World War and played fourteen games in the first season of 1946-47 as the Bees were relegated to the Second Division. He made only four League appearances in the following season as he was transferred to Third Division South Watford in May 1948 which brought his total to eighteen and he also played twice in the F.A. Cup. He stayed at Vicarage Road for four seasons and scored twice, both from the penalty spot, in one hundred and twenty-two League games and he also scored twice, both from the penalty spot, in six F.A. Cup ties before playing out the rest of his career with Non-League Canterbury City. He died in 1994.