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Jay Spearing Jay Francis Spearing ( born 25 November 1988 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Tranmere Rovers . 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 the University of Bolton Stadium , 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 Bloomfield Road for two years . Career . Liverpool . Reserves ( 2007–2010 ) . Raised in Wallasey , Merseyside , Spearing was the captain of the Liverpool Under 18s that won the FA Youth Cup in 2007 . He featured the previous season in the final against Manchester City , but missed the majority of the season due to a broken leg . He was promoted to Melwood in the summer of 2007 to train with the Liverpool first team after impressing in the clubs Academy . He had been involved with his boyhood club since he was seven years old . He was voted the best player in the Torneo di Renate , a competition for under-20 sides , competing against clubs such as Milan and Parma . He was also part of the Reserve side that won the Premier Reserve League in the 2007–08 season . 2008–09 season . Spearing made his competitive first-team debut on 9 December 2008 , coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 UEFA Champions League win against PSV . Spearing also appeared in the Reds 4–0 win over Real Madrid in the second round of the Champions League . On 31 March 2009 , Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez announced that he would be offering Spearing a new contract , alongside fellow home-grown youngster Stephen Darby . On 6 July 2009 , Spearing agreed to a new three-year contract with Liverpool . Loan move to Leicester City . On 22 March 2010 , Liverpool confirmed Spearing would join Championship club Leicester City on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season , linking up with former Liverpool reserve teammate Jack Hobbs . His debut came two days later , starting in the Foxes 2–1 Championship loss to Reading . His last game for Leicester was on 12 May in the Championship Play-off semi-final , with Leicester winning 3–2 , but it wasnt enough to reach the final as they lost on a penalty shootout . He made nine appearances for Leicester and scored his only goal for the club in the 4–1 home win against Watford . 2010–11 season . Spearing was included in Liverpools 21-man squad for the 2010–11 Premier League season . He started and played the full 90 minutes in the opening leg of Liverpools UEFA Europa League qualifier against Macedonian side FK Rabotnički , and came on as a substitute at Anfield in the second leg . On 16 September , he again played the full 90 minutes in the Reds opening group game against Steaua București , his first-ever start at Anfield , setting up David NGog for the fourth and final goal as Liverpool won 4–1 . On 22 September , he was involved in Liverpools League Cup third-round exit to League Two side Northampton Town ; Liverpool lost 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw . On 21 October , he played the full 90 minutes in Liverpools third group-stage tie , a 0–0 draw with a Napoli side featuring former Liverpool left-back Andrea Dossena . Spearing was an unused substitute in Liverpools 1–0 Premier League win against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium on 31 October . He came on in the 90th minute of Liverpools 2–0 victory over Chelsea on 7 November 2010 , instantly making an impact by playing a through ball to assist a Maxi Rodríguez effort . On 20 November , it was reported that Spearing had broken his ankle in training and would be out for up to six weeks . He made his first appearance of 2011 against Everton on 16 January . In the post-match interview , Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish praised the young midfielder and joked that Steven Gerrard may never get into the first team again . On 20 March , Spearing started another league game , away to Sunderland . Spearing won a penalty , which was converted by Dirk Kuyt to put Liverpool 1–0 up . Spearing then went on the secure a first-team berth with the absence of Steven Gerrard and out-of-favour Christian Poulsen . For the remainder of the Premier League season , he formed a midfield partnership with Lucas . Against Arsenal on 17 April , Spearing gave away a 98th-minute penalty , which Robin van Persie converted to make the game 1–0 . The match finished 1–1 . Despite this , Spearing won the man-of-the-match award from Sky Sports and was praised after the game for his determination , work-rate and battling performance . He received the journalists man-of-the-match award on the official Liverpool website three times during the season . In May 2011 , the club announced that he had extended his contract , and he was included in England under-21s provisional 40-man squad for the 2011 Summer U21 European Championship , with fellow Liverpool player Andy Carroll . 2011–12 season . For the 2011–12 season , Spearing wore the number 20 , with his old number 26 being registered to new arrival Charlie Adam . Spearing immediately fell down the pecking order in Liverpools midfield after the arrival of midfielders Adam , Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing . On 20 July 2011 , it was widely reported that Spearing would consider an option to move to Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan , but the club rejected their approach , stating that Spearing was in their plans . Spearing later dismissed the rumour saying he was willing to fight for his place in the starting eleven . He made his first start of the season against Exeter City in the League Cup on 24 August 2011 . The result ended in a 3–1 victory for Liverpool . He was sent off for the first time in his professional career during Liverpools 1–0 loss to Fulham on 5 December . In May 2012 , Spearing was in the starting eleven for the FA Cup Final , in which Liverpool lost to Chelsea . 2012–13 season . New Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers described Spearing as a very good player with great qualities who has the soul of the club in his heart . He started the first competitive game of the season in the UEFA Europa League qualifier against Belarusian club Gomel , playing the full 90 minutes , and made a substitute appearance in the return leg at Anfield . His final appearance of the season for Liverpool came as a start in the 1–0 victory against Hearts in a Europa League qualifier on 23 August 2012 . Loan move to Bolton Wanderers . On 31 August 2012 , Spearing joined Championship side Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan deal . His debut came a day later in Boltons 3–1 defeat against Hull City . He scored his first goal for Bolton on 20 October as the club beat Bristol City 3–2 , in which he scored Boltons second goal , an equaliser . On 25 April 2013 , Spearing was named the Bolton Wanderers Supporters Association ( BWSA ) Player of the Season . This was followed on 20 May with his being named the clubs Player of the Season . Return to Liverpool . At the conclusion of Boltons season in the Championship , Spearing returned to Anfield . Although he did not feature in any of the clubs remaining fixtures , he was present in the guard of honour for the retiring Jamie Carragher in the last game of the 2012–13 Premier League against Queens Park Rangers . In July 2013 , a £1.75 million bid was submitted by Championship side Blackburn Rovers for Spearing , which Liverpool rejected . Notwithstanding , Blackburn failed to agree terms with Spearing , and the deal fell through . Spearing featured in Liverpools first pre-season friendly of the summer against Preston North End and was also included in the squad for the clubs summer tour . In August 2013 , Spearing was told by Liverpool that he was free to leave the club , with Liverpool entering talks with Bolton for a possible transfer back to the Reebok Stadium . Bolton Wanderers . On 8 August 2013 , it was announced that a deal was struck between Liverpool and Bolton subject to a medical on the same afternoon . It was confirmed on the 9 August that Spearing had agreed a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee and he made his debut the following day in the 1–1 home draw against Reading , in which he received man-of-the-match honours . In September 2013 , Spearing was handed the captaincy at Bolton whenever incumbent Zat Knight found himself out of the starting XI , although he retained the armband when Knight returned to the team with both in the starting lineup . On 26 July 2014 , the club confirmed that Spearing would succeed Knight as captain . On 8 August 2015 , Spearing was sent off with a second booking in the opening match of the 2015–16 Championship season against Derby County . Spearings goal on the opening day of the 2016–17 season against Sheffield United won Augusts Goal of the Month award . On 8 July 2017 the club confirmed that Spearing had left after failing to agree terms on a new contract . Blackburn Rovers ( loan ) . On 30 January 2015 , Spearing was loaned to fellow Championship club Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season . Blackpool . On 4 October 2017 , Spearing joined Blackpool until the end of the season . He scored his first goals for Blackpool when he scored twice in a 3–2 win over Bradford City on 8 September 2018 . He made the move permanent in the summer . Spearing left Blackpool at the end of the 2019–20 season , after three years , having failed to agree terms on a new contract . Tranmere Rovers . On 5th August 2020 , Spearing signed a two year deal with his hometown club Tranmere Rovers . He was named Player of the Season for the 2020–2021 season . Honours . Liverpool - Football League Cup : 2011–12 - FA Cup runner-up : 2011–12 Bolton Wanderers - EFL League One runner-up : 2016–17 Tranmere Rovers - EFL Trophy runner-up : 2020–21 Individual - Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year : 2012–13 - EFL League One Goal of the Month : August 2016 - Tranmere Rovers Player of the Year : 2020–21 External links . - LFCHistory.net profile - Official LFC Website profile