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Bill Glazier
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. Club careerEarly yearsGlazier'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 PalaceIn 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 CityIn 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] BrentfordGlazier 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 StarsGlazier ended his career with a spell at North American Soccer League club St. Louis Stars in 1977.[9] International and representative careerGlazier 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 lifeEarly 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] HonoursCrystal Palace
Coventry City Individual
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