About Ken Spence
Lived 1929 – 1989 (aged 59). Ken Spence was an association football player and rugby union player.
Ken Spence (21 November 1929 – 29 January 1989) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a Scrum-half.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Spence played for London Scottish.
In 1949, during a heatwave, in a London Scottish match against West of Scotland, Spence made the newspapers by having to be taken to hospital with sunstroke. He had a temperature of 103 degrees.
He also played for Oxford University.
Provincial career
He represented North of Scotland. He played for North against South Africa in 1951.
He captained the Rest of Scotland Scotland Possibles side in an international trial match in 1952.
International career
He was capped for once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 28 February.
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Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Ken Spence's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Ken Spence?
association football player (1929-1989)
When was Ken Spence born?
Ken Spence was born on 21 November 1929.
When did Ken Spence die?
Ken Spence died on 29 January 1989 in London.
What was Ken Spence's occupation?
Ken Spence was an association football player and rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ken Spence. https://biography.guide/ken-spence/
MLA: "Ken Spence." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ken-spence/.
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