Spenser, Norcliffe




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1870  538  1658 (107) 5
1871  585  1637 (106) 0
1872  628  1616 (105) 2
1873  655  1609 (106) 3
1874  733  1602 (110) 0
1875  781  1596 (114) 0
1876  770  1589 (118) 0
1877  681  1582 (121) 0
1878  664  1575 (124) 0
1879  657  1569 (126) 0
1880  706  1562 (128) 0
1881  783  1555 (130) 0
1882  897  1548 (132) 4

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Spenser, Norcliffe Blakey  
Born: 1841
Died: 24 Oct. 1921
 
Notes:
Steve Mann gives date of birth between 8-04-1841 and 24-10-1841. His surname is often given as 'Spencer' but is uniformly given as 'Spenser' in birth, death, marriage, death, probate and census records.
 
References
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 93
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 148, 29 Nov. 1882, page 568
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 8, Aug. 1869, page 247
   [Era], vol. 31, no. 1603, 13 June 1869, page 7
   [Era], vol. 32, no. 1655, 12 June 1870, page 5
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1766, 22 Oct. 1871, page 4
   [ILN], vol. 54, no. 1543, 12 June 1869, page 603
   [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1598, 11 June 1870, page 619
   [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1704, 4 May 1872, page 435
   [WP], vol. 5, no. 1, 1 May 1872, page 2
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1872: Bradford v Halifax]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1873: Bradford v Halifax]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1882 (Nov): Halifax v Leeds]
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Norcliffe Blakey Spenser]

Tournament data

Halifax, Yorkshire 1870 (1)     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Spenser, N.B. - Fieldsend, T.     1 - 2    
Bradford 1870     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Spenser, N.B. - Heselton, J.A.     1 - 1    
Bradford 1872     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Spenser, N.B. - Barker, J.     0 - 2    
Bradford 1873 (1)     Bradford - Halifax Club Match    
  Spenser, N.B. - Braithwaite, W.     1 - 2    
Leeds 1882 (3)     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Spenser, N.B. - Stringer, J.W.     0 - 2    
Halifax, Yorkshire 1882     Leeds - Halifax Club Match    
  Spenser, N.B. - Rayner, Ja.     0 - 2    


Player information updated: 17 Jun. 2020