He also played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion and Millwall, and at non-league level for Chelmsford City and Forest Green Rovers, the latter he would go on to manage between 2000 and 2002.

at junior level[3] before going as a school boy to West Ham United, but soon moved to Chelmsford City and then, at the age of just 18, to Aston Villa.

Ten minutes into the 1982 final against Bayern Munich, Villa's first choice goalkeeper, Jimmy Rimmer, was injured and substitute keeper Spink was called into action, having only made one previous appearance in the first team.

After retiring as a player, Spink had a two-year spell as manager of Forest Green Rovers in the Conference National.

He led Forest Green to the 2001 FA Trophy final but they lost 1–0 against Canvey Island at Villa Park.