 Spender made a further 21 appearances in the 2005–06 season and was given a new contract in summer of 2006.He established himself as the first-choice right-back and by the end of the 2007–08 season had made over 100 appearances for Wrexham.Spender missed three months of the 2008–09 season with a broken elbow and in March 2009, joined Barrow on loan for the remainder of the season, helping them to avoid relegation.