Glyn James
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Glyn James | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Llangollen, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gobowen Juniors | |||
| Druids | |||
| 1957–1959 | Blackpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1974 | Blackpool | 399 | (22) |
| National team | |||
| 1965–1971 | Wales | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Edward Glyn James (born 17 December 1941 in Llangollen, Denbighshire) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He played as a defender. He spent his entire professional career with Blackpool.
James also represented Wales on nine occasions.
James became a Welshman in unusual circumstances: his parents were both English and lived a few miles from the Welsh border but James was delivered in the nearest nursing home across the border in Llangollen.
He was educated at Oswestry Boys High School, where he played for the school team as well as turning out for Gobowen Juniors and the Druids club at Ruabon.
He was recommended to Blackpool by the former Wales international, Billy Matthews, who was a Blackpool scout. He joined the Seasiders as a trainee in December 1957 and signed as a professional in May 1959.
Blackpool manager Ron Suart gave James his Blackpool debut on 28 September 1960, in a goalless draw at Leeds United in the League Cup. He made four more appearances in 1960–61 — three in the League and one in the League Cup.
Over the next three seasons, James made only seventeen league appearances. In 1964–65, however, Ron Suart gave him an extended run in the team. He made 35 league appearances, and appeared in Blackpool's one FA Cup match and two League Cup encounters.
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