A
midfielder, Speight made 199
Football League appearances for Sheffield United after signing full professional forms in 1969. One of the highlights of this spell was being part of the
England B side on their tour of
Asia and
Oceania. He left after a testimonial in 1980 for
Blackburn Rovers for a reported £60,000, having rejected the chance to join
Bobby Robson's
Ipswich Town side two years earlier. He made 51 league appearances for Rovers before moving on to
Grimsby Town in the summer of 1982. After a further 40 league appearances, Speight moved on again two years later. He retired as a player in
Moss in November 1994. ==Managerial career==