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'''Dr James Richardson Spensley'''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.n16mag.com/issue31/5.htm| title=Italian Football| work=N16Mag.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> (17 May, 1867 - 10 November, 1915) was an English doctor, footballer, manager, Scout Leader and medic from Stoke Newington, London. He is considered to be one of the "Fathers of Italian football",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rsssf.com/players/eng-players-in-it.html| title=English Players in Italy| work=RSSSF.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> due to his association with Genoa CFC and his contribution to the modern day variation of the game in Italy. | |||
'''Dr James Richardson Spensley'''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.n16mag.com/issue31/5.htm| title=Italian Football| work=N16Mag.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> ( | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
He was born in 1867 in the | He was born in 1867 in the Stoke Newington district of London to William Spensley and Elizabeth Alice Richardson.<ref name=jrs>{{cite web | url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~grahamf/dat0.htm#899| title=Spensley, James Richardson | work=RootsWeb.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> Although he was born and grew up in London, the Spensley family were originally from the Swaledale area in Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~grahamf/dat0.htm#503| title=Genealogy Data - Spensley Family| work=RootsWeb.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> | ||
Richardson Spensley had the opportunity to travel far and wide as an adult. Amongst the most keen interests which he had acquired whilst travelling were; [[oriental religion]], languages; he was versed in [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Sanskrit]], [[boxing]] and [[football (soccer)|football]].<ref name=enciclop>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Genoa1.html| title=Storia del Genoa| work=EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> As well as working as a doctor, he would go on to spend some time as a correspondent for British newspaper the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.<ref name=enciclop>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Genoa1.html| title=Storia del Genoa| work=EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> | Richardson Spensley had the opportunity to travel far and wide as an adult. Amongst the most keen interests which he had acquired whilst travelling were; [[oriental religion]], languages; he was versed in [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Sanskrit]], [[boxing]] and [[football (soccer)|football]].<ref name=enciclop>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Genoa1.html| title=Storia del Genoa| work=EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> As well as working as a doctor, he would go on to spend some time as a correspondent for British newspaper the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.<ref name=enciclop>{{cite web | url=http://www.enciclopediadelcalcio.com/Genoa1.html| title=Storia del Genoa| work=EnciclopediaDelCalcio.com | accessdate=August | accessyear=2007}}</ref> | ||
