Bill Glazier

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Bill Glazier
Personal information
Full name William James Glazier [1]
Date of birth (1943-08-02) 2 August 1943 (age 79)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1961 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1964 Crystal Palace 106 (0)
1964–1975 Coventry City 346 (0)
1975 Brentford 9 (0)
1977 St. Louis Stars 0 (0)
Total461(0)
International career
1964–1965 England U23 3 (0)
1970 Football League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William James Glazier (born 2 August 1943) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is best remembered for his time in the Football League with Coventry City, for whom he made over 390 appearances and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame. He was capped by England at U23 level and represented the Football League XI.

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Club career

Early years

Glazier's involvement in football began with a spell as a member of the ground staff at Third Division club Torquay United, before he was released due to lack of funds. [2]

Crystal Palace

In October 1961, Glazier joined Third Division club Crystal Palace on trial, which was arranged by virtue of his family's bread delivery man being a personal friend of Palace captain Johnny McNichol. [2] Glazier was signed on the strength of his performance for the Palace 'A' team in a match versus Dover. [2] He quickly displaced Vic Rouse as first-choice goalkeeper and was an ever-present during the 1963–64 season, in which the club secured promotion to the Second Division with a runners-up finish. [3] [4] Glazier departed Selhurst Park in October 1964, after making 113 appearances for Palace. [5]

Coventry City

In October 1964, the manager of Second Division club Coventry City, Jimmy Hill, signed Glazier for a then world-record fee for a goalkeeper of £35,000. [3] Glazier suffered a broken leg in a match versus Manchester City in April 1965, which kept him out of the game for a year. [2] He returned to play in the Coventry team which won the Second Division title in the 1966–67 season. [3] Now playing in the First Division, Glazier continued as the club's first-choice goalkeeper until August 1975. [6] He was awarded a testimonial in November 1974 versus an England 1966 World Cup XI, with Glazier scoring twice in a 6–6 draw. [2] Glazier made 392 appearances in 11 years at Highfield Road. [6] He twice won the Coventry City Player of the Year award (1968–69 and 1973–74) and was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. [7] [8]

Brentford

Glazier dropped down to the Fourth Division to sign for Brentford for a £12,500 fee in August 1975. [1] The move was helped along by Jimmy Hill (by now working as a broadcaster), who put Glazier in touch with Brentford manager John Docherty, who had been looking for a goalkeeper after loanee Steve Sherwood returned to Chelsea. [2] Business interests and problems commuting from his Brighton home meant that Glazier couldn't give his full commitment to the Bees and he left the club after making just 12 appearances. [1]

St. Louis Stars

Glazier ended his career with a spell at North American Soccer League club St. Louis Stars in 1977. [9]

International and representative career

Glazier won three caps for the England U23 team and kept a clean sheet in each match. [10] One of Glazier's caps came against Romania at Highfield Road (home of his then-club side Coventry City) drew a crowd of 27,476, one of the highest attendances for an U23 match in England. [2] A broken leg suffered with Coventry City in 1965 cut short Glazier's international career, as he was over the age-limit after returning to fitness. [2] In March 1970, Glazer played for the Football League in a 3–2 win over its Scottish counterparts. [11]

Personal life

Early in his career, Glazier lived in Brighton, where his parents ran a guesthouse. [2] After retiring from football, Glazier ran a hotel in Brighton before moving to Spain for 12 years, [2] where he worked in swimming pool maintenance. [12] He returned to the UK in 1998 and settled in Lincolnshire, where he began a catering business with his wife. [2]

Honours

Crystal Palace

Coventry City

Individual

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 1964–65 [6] Second Division 2401000—250
1965–66 [6] 700000—70
1966–67 [6] 301000—40
1967–68 [6] First Division 4002010—430
1968–69 [6] 4202050—490
1969–70 [6] 4002010—430
1970–71 [6] 40010503 [lower-alpha 1] 0490
1971–72 [6] 3702010—400
1972–73 [6] 2804020—340
1973–74 [6] 4006060—520
1974–75 [6] 700010—80
Total3460210220303920
Brentford 1975–76 [13] Fourth Division 90—30—120
Career total3550210250304040
  1. ↑ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Brentford Official Matchday Magazine versus Plymouth Argyle. Blackheath: Morganprint. 5 April 1999. p. 19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 73. ISBN   0907969542.
  4. 1 2 Crystal Palace F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ "Appearances". cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Bill Glazier". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. 1 2 "My Football Facts & Stats | Premier League | Coventry City Player of the Year". www.myfootballfacts.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Coventry City | Club | History | History | Hall of Fame". 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "NASL". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "England Matches – Under-23's". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bill Glazier". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Where are they now? No.2". holmesdale.net. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  13. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 393. ISBN   0951526200.
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