Bill Glazier
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William James Glazier | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1961 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1964 | Crystal Palace | 106 | (0) |
| 1964–1975 | Coventry City | 346 | (0) |
| 1975 | Brentford | 9 | (0) |
| 1977 | St. Louis Stars | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 461 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1965 | England U23 | 3 | (0) |
| The Football League XI | 1 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William James "Bill" 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, making just under 400 appearances for the club.
Glazier's involvement in football began with a spell as a member of the ground staff at Division Three side Torquay United, before he was released due to lack of funds.
In October 1961, Glazier joined Division Three 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. Glazier was signed on the strength of his performance for the Palace 'A' team in a match versus Dover. He quickly displaced Vic Rouse as the Eagles' first-choice goalkeeper and was an ever-present during the 1963–64 season, in which the Eagles secured promotion to Division Two with a runners-up finish. Glazier departed Selhurst Park in October 1964, having made 113 appearances for Palace.
In October 1964, the manager of Division Two club Coventry City (who pipped Crystal Palace to the Division Three title in the 1963–64 season), Jimmy Hill, signed Glazier for a then-record fee for a goalkeeper of £35,000. Glazier suffered a broken leg in a match versus Manchester City in April 1965, which kept him out of the game for a year. He returned to play in the Sky Blues side which won the Division Two title in the 1966–67 season. Now playing in Division One, Glazier continued as the club's first-choice goalkeeper until August 1975. He was rewarded with a testimonial in November 1974 versus an England 1966 World Cup XI, with Glazier scoring twice in a 6–6 draw. Glazier made 392 appearances in 11 years at Highfield Road.
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