| Jimmy Glass | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | August 1, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Epsom, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. See also Epsom New Hampshire, and Epsom New Zealand. For the chemical compound see Epsom salts. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 93 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991 - 1996 1995 1995 1996 1996 - 1998 1998 - 2000 1999 2000 2000 2000 - 2001 2001 2001 |
Crystal Palace → Portsmouth (loan) → Gillingham (loan) → Burnley (loan) Bournemouth Swindon Town → Carlisle United (loan) Cambridge United Brentford Oxford United Crawley Town Kingstonian |
0 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 95 (0) 11 (0) 3 (1) 0 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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James "Jimmy" Glass (born August 1, 1973 in London) is a former football goalkeeper, who is chiefly remembered for scoring the last minute goal which kept Carlisle United in the Football League in 1999. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports The term " last-minute goal " is used in sport primarily Association football, to describe a goal scored very late in a game Carlisle United FC are an English football team based in Carlisle, Cumbria, play in the Football League One this season after gaining The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
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Early career
Glass had a journeyman's career in football, playing for many clubs, initially as a reserve keeper for Crystal Palace. A journeyman is a term used to describe a Football (soccer player who has played for many clubs during his career or for clubs from a range of different countries Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. The closest he came to a trophy was reaching the final of the Auto Windscreens Shield with Bournemouth in 1998 - unfortunately Glass scored an own goal in the match, and Bournemouth lost 2-1. Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( AFC Bournemouth are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) This was the first time a goalkeeper had scored an own goal at the old Wembley. Glass moved to Swindon Town in the summer of 1998, but after falling out with Jimmy Quinn (the manager at the time) was unable to gain a regular place in the team. Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One.
Time at Carlisle United
He moved to Carlisle United on loan from Swindon late that season (after goalkeeper Tony Caig was sold to Blackpool. Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. Anthony Caig (born April 11, 1974 in Cleator Moor, Cumbria) is an English football goalkeeper who is currently Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. ) His moment of fame came on May 8, 1999, in the final match of the 1998-99 season against Plymouth Argyle, which Carlisle needed to win to avoid relegation. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle With the score 1-1 with only ten seconds remaining, and Carlisle winning a corner, Glass came up from his own penalty area and promptly scored, pouncing on a parry from the Plymouth goalkeeper. Carlisle got the win they needed and Scarborough were relegated to the Football Conference instead. Scarborough Football Club was an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the
| “ | So… deep, deep, deep, I make it sixty seconds. Jimmy Glass knocks it long. It comes now to Bagshaw. Bagshaw back to Anthony. Up to Stevens… and the ball goes out now for a corner to Carlisle United – will they have time to take it? Referee looks at his watch… and here comes Jimmy Glass! Carlisle United goalkeeper Jimmy Glass is coming up for the kick – everyone is going up. . . there isn’t one player in the Carlisle half! Well, well… and the corner kick comes in… and… the goalkeeper’s punch… oh… Jimmy Glass! Jimmy Glass! Jimmy Glass, the goalkeeper, has scored a goal for Carlisle United! There’s a pitch invasion! There is a pitch invasion! The referee has been swamped – they’re bouncing on the crossbar! | ” |
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—Commentator Derek Lacey, BBC Radio Cumbria[1] |
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Life after Carlisle United
Despite his brief fame, this was the last of just three matches Glass played at Carlisle, who were unable to sign him on a permanent basis. Glass spent time at several other clubs, including Oxford United and Brentford, before moving to non-league clubs, and then quitting football altogether. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. After quitting, he worked as an IT salesman and a now owns a Taxi Company in a quiet Dorset town, he reportedly scored six goals two weeks running while playing Sunday league football in Bournemouth, playing as a striker. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support Sunday league football is a term used in England to describe those Association football leagues which play on Sunday as opposed to the more usual Saturday Bournemouth ( is a large coastal resort town in the Borough of Bournemouth in Dorset, England. He has written an autobiography, entitled One Hit Wonder. He also enjoyed a brief stint in goal for non-league Lewes. Lewes Football Club is an English football team based in Lewes, East Sussex currently playing in the Conference National.
His goal was selected as the 72nd greatest sporting moment ever (and the only football event outside the top flight or international matches) by the Channel 4 programme 100 Greatest Sporting Moments. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The goal was also ranked 7th in the The Times newspaper's list of the 50 most important goals in football history.
References
- ^ Lytollis, Roger (2008-03-15). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Behind Glass. 'News & Star'. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
External links
- Jimmy Glass career stats at Soccerbase
- The Observer - Do You Remember...Jimmy Glass?
- Soccernet profile
- Article in Oxford University Student Magazine
- BBC Press Release
- Working Glass Hero - article in the University of Cumbria student newspaper
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