Glenn Cockerill

Glenn Cockerill

Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-08-25) 25 August 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1979	Lincoln City	71	(10)
1979–1981	Swindon Town	26	(1)
1981–1984	Lincoln City	115	(25)
1984–1985	Sheffield United	62	(10)
1985–1993	Southampton	287	(32)
1993–1996	Leyton Orient	90	(7)
1996–1997	Fulham	40	(1)
1997–1998	Brentford	23	(0)
Total		714	(86)
Managerial career
2002–2007	Woking
2010	Winchester City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Glenn Cockerill (born 25 August 1959) is an English retired footballer who played more than 700 games in The Football League in a 22-year career. He was a skilled central midfielder renowned for his passing and shooting skills.

Playing career

Cockerill began his career at non-league Louth United, making a goalscoring debut for the first team in their 1–1 home Midland League draw with Mexborough Town on 9 March 1976. ^[2] He would go on to score five times in seven league appearances in his debut season. ^[3] He attracted the attention of Lincoln City when, after scoring two goals in a 3–3 FA Youth Cup draw with the club on 15 September 1976, he signed Northern Intermediate League forms with the Sincil Bank based club as part of a trial period. ^[4] The trial was successful leading to him joining the club as a professional in November after agreeing a two-year contract with a year's option. ^{[5] [6]} He made his Football League debut for the club as a 70th minute substitute for John Ward in the club's 5–4 home victory over Northampton Town on 5 February 1977. ^[7]

In November 1979, he joined Swindon Town for a club record fee of £111,000. ^[8] He returned to Lincoln City in July 1981, ^{[9] [10]} moving on to join Sheffield United for a fee of £120,000 in March 1984. ^[11] He later joined Southampton in October 1985. He left the Saints in December 1993, having made 358 appearances for the club in all competitions, ^[1] and later spent three seasons at Leyton Orient, before finishing his career with spells at Fulham and Brentford.

In 1988, while playing for Southampton, Cockerill was punched in the face by Paul Davis of Arsenal, breaking his jaw. Although the referee failed to spot the incident, Davis subsequently received a nine-match ban and a £3,000 fine.

Management and coaching career

In 2002, Cockerill was appointed manager of Conference side Woking. He spent five seasons as manager at Kingfield, before being relieved of his duties in March 2007. He is now semi-retired.

In August 2008 Brighton and Hove Albion Manager Micky Adams added Cockerill to his scouting network. ^[12]

On 4 April 2010, he was appointed manager of Winchester City of the Wessex League ^[13] although he remained in charge for only a few months, parting company with Winchester by mutual consent in September 2010.

Personal life

He is the son of Ron and brother of John Cockerill, both also professional footballers. ^[14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]}

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lincoln City
	1976–77	Third Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	1977–78	Third Division	13	1	1	0	0	0	—		14	1
	1978–79	Third Division	35	6	0	0	0	0	—		35	6
	1979–80	Fourth Division	19	3	1	0	2	0	—		22	3
	Total		71	10	2	0	2	0	0	0	75	10
Swindon Town
	1979–80	Third Division	10	1	0	0	0	0	—		10	1
	1980–81	Third Division	16	0	0	0	3	0	—		19	0
	Total		26	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	29	1
Lincoln City
	1981–82	Third Division	44	11	3	0	6	0	3 [a]	0	56	11
	1982–83	Third Division	38	8	1	0	6	0	5 [a]	4	50	12
	1983–84	Third Division	33	6	3	0	4	0	1 [b]	0	41	6
	Total		115	25	7	0	16	0	9	4	147	29
Sheffield United
	1983–84	Third Division	10	1	0	0	0	0	—		10	1
	1984–85	Second Division	40	7	1	0	2	0	—		43	7
	1985–86	Second Division	12	2	0	0	4	1	—		16	3
	Total		62	10	1	0	6	1	0	0	69	11
Southampton
	1985–86	First Division	30	7	6	2	0	0	2 [c]	0	38	9
	1986–87	First Division	42	7	1	0	8	0	2 [d]	0	53	7
	1987–88	First Division	39	2	1	0	2	0	1 [d]	0	43	2
	1988–89	First Division	34	6	1	0	5	2	2 [d]	0	42	8
	1989–90	First Division	36	4	3	0	7	1	—		46	5
	1990–91	First Division	32	2	3	0	5	0	2 [d]	0	42	2
	1991–92	First Division	37	4	6	0	6	2	3 [d]	0	52	4
	1992–93	Premier League	23	0	1	0	2	0	—		26	0
	1993–94	Premier League	14	0	0	0	2	0	—		16	0
	Total		287	32	22	2	37	5	12	0	358	39
Leyton Orient
	1993–94	Second Division	19	2	0	0	0	0	3 [b]	0	22	2
	1994–95	Second Division	33	4	2	0	2	1	6 [b]	0	43	5
	1995–96	Third Division	38	1	1	0	2	0	1 [b]	0	42	1
	Total		90	7	3	0	4	1	10	0	107	8
Fulham
	1996–97	Third Division	32	1	1	0	3	0	—		36	1
	1997–98	Second Division	8	0	0	0	3	0	—		11	0
	Total		40	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	47	1
Brentford	1997–98	Second Division	23	0	2	0	0	0	—		25	0
Career total			714	86	38	2	74	7	31	4	857	99

1. Appearances in Group Cup
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. Appearances in Super Cup
4. Appearances in Full Members' Cup

Honours

Southampton

• Full Members Cup finalist: 1992 ^[20]

References

1. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (2003). In That Number. Hagiology Publishing.
2. John Kirkby (12 March 1976). "Debut goal earns United a point, p14". Louth Standard.
3. John Kirkby (7 May 1976). "Big turnover of players by United, p13". Louth Standard.
4. Maurice Burton (16 September 1976). "City Youths replay tonight, First team trio on injured list, p14". Lincolnshire Echo.
5. Maurice Burton (10 November 1976). "Contracts are offered to young players, p14". Lincolnshire Echo.
6. "Glen (17) signs for Lincoln, p16". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 10 November 1976.
7. Maurice Burton (7 February 1977). "Ludicrous end to high scoring game, p10". Lincolnshire Echo.
8. Maurice Burton (30 November 1979). "Cockerill moves in £111,000 deal, p24". Lincolnshire Echo.
9. Maurice Burton (28 July 1981). "Murphy lines up Cockerill return, p10". Lincolnshire Echo.
10. Maurice Burton (1 August 1981). "Pre-season trip for City players, p10". Lincolnshire Echo.
11. "Cockerill goes, p2". Lincolnshire Echo. 21 March 1984.
12. Listen to Fans Forum Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Brighton & Hove Albion Official Website, 11 August 2008.
13. Carter, Simon (4 April 2010). "Ex-Saint Cockerill takes charge at Winchester". Southern Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
14. "Ron Cockerill". Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2002.
15. "Glenn Cockerill career appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
16. "Glenn Cockerill career appearances". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
17. "Glenn Cockerill career appearances". sporting-heroes.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
18. "Glenn Cockerill Swindon Town appearances". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
19. Glenn Cockerill at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
20. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 301. ISBN   0-9534474-3-X.

External links

• Glenn Cockerill at Soccerbase
• Glenn Cockerill management career statistics at Soccerbase