Editing Jonathan Spector (section)

===West Ham United===
[[File:Spector102009.jpg|thumb|Spector with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in 2009]]
Spector was signed by manager [[Alan Pardew]] for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in a deal initially worth £500,000 in June 2006, ending his association with Manchester United after eight appearances.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5084032.stm |title=West Ham sign Man Utd's Spector |website=BBC Sport |date=June 15, 2006 |accessdate=June 15, 2006 }}</ref> He made his debut for the club in the first round defeat of the [[UEFA Cup]] against [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]] in Sicily on September 28,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2006/09/30/spector-staying-positive-after-debut-frustration_2 |title=Spector staying positive after debut frustration |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045401/http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2006/09/30/spector-staying-positive-after-debut-frustration_2 |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |publisher=West Ham United FC |date=September 29, 2006 |accessdate=May 17, 2015 }}</ref> going on to make twenty-eight appearances in all competitions in the 2006–07 season.<ref name=sb0607>{{soccerbase season|38298|2006|access-date=September 10, 2012}}</ref> Spector had initially been brought as backup to the West Ham defense, but he had an extended run of games due to injury problems and his ability to play anywhere in the back four with equal ease. On November 10, 2007, it was believed that Spector had scored his first professional goal, in the 5–0 away win at [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/derby-hammered-at-home-1.1303392 |title=Derby hammered at home |work=Irish Times |date=November 10, 2007 |accessdate=May 17, 2015 }}</ref> However, this was later credited as an [[own goal]] by Derby's fellow American international [[Eddie Lewis (American soccer)|Eddie Lewis]].<ref name=WHUProfile/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=833&united=Jonathan_Spector |title=Jonathan Spector |website=westhamstats.info |accessdate=May 27, 2010 }}</ref>

He missed most of the 2008–09 season due to injuries, but following the departure of [[Lucas Neill]], Spector played in 27 of a possible 38 games in the [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10 season]].<ref name=sb0910>{{soccerbase season|38298|2009|access-date=September 10, 2012}}</ref> Many of his appearances that year came at left-back, despite being a right footed player. When [[Gianfranco Zola]] left, new manager [[Avram Grant]] began deploying Spector in the midfield. He scored his first goals for West Ham and first in English soccer, scoring twice in a 4–0 home win over former club Manchester United in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] on November 30, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whyatt |first=Chris |date=November 30, 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9233755.stm |title=West Ham 4–0 Man Utd |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=August 22, 2012 }}</ref> He scored his first Premier League goal in the 2–2 draw away to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] later that season.<ref name=sb1011>{{soccerbase season|38298|2010|access-date=September 10, 2012}}</ref> Spector was released by West Ham in June 2011.<ref name="Released">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jun/16/list-players-released-premier-league-clubs |title=Players released from 2010/11 Premier League clubs |website=guardian.co.uk |date=June 16, 2011 |accessdate=August 22, 2012 }}</ref>