John Frederick Spinks (28 November 1953 − 9 July 2014) was an English musician and songwriter.

After rehearsing for six months, the group disbanded due to the advent of punk rock.

"Just to be outrageous, I put what I felt was a stupid name on the demos," said Spinks, "and the people I took them to said, `Sounds great.

Spinks joined together with Lewis and Jackman to perform as Baseball Boys, and then changed their name to the Outfield in 1984.

Spinks wrote the band's biggest hit, "Your Love", which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986.