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John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) was an English professional snooker player. One of the most dominant players of the 1970s, he won the World Snooker Championship three times, in 1969, 1971 and 1977.
The good attendances for the championship match led to John Player deciding to sponsor the 1969 World Snooker Championship as a knock-out format tournament, [11] using their "Players No. 6" brand. [12] The 1969 championship is regarded as the first of the modern snooker era, and was won by John Spencer, who defeated Gary Owen 37–24 in the final.
The 1977 World Snooker Championship is a professional snooker tournament that took place from 18 to 30 April 1977 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. John Spencer won his third World Snooker Championship title by defeating Cliff Thorburn by 25 frames to 21 in the final. It was the first time the championship was held at the Crucible, which ...
Nominator(s): BennyOnTheLoose 12:53, 6 October 2023 (UTC) and Rodney Baggins [] This article is about three-time world snooker champion John Spencer.Spencer was noted for his cue action, which featured an unusually long backswing that provided immense cue power, allowing him to develop long-distance shots with deep screw and maximum side spin.
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, the governing body for professional snooker, first published official world rankings for players on the main tour for the 1976–77 season. Before this, the defending champion was seeded first, and the previous year's runner-up second, for each tournament.
The first match, between John Spencer and Jackie Rea, was broadcast on 30 July, [2] followed by weekly broadcasts until the final on 10 September. [3] The programmes were presented by Keith Macklin with Ted Lowe as the commentator. Ray Reardon won the event, beating John Spencer 88–29 in the one-frame final, and received the BBC2 Pot Black ...
The 1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament was a non-ranking snooker tournament held on one occasion between October 1978 and January 1979.. Similar in format to previous Park Drive 2000 events, four professionals played each other three times in a round-robin format at various venues around the country, with the two best performing players reaching the final.
John Spencer (snooker player) (1935–2006), English snooker player John Spencer (Scottish footballer) (born 1970), Scottish international football player and manager John Spencer (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2007), English football player for Sheffield United