Jimmy Glass
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Robert Glass[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1973[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Epsom,[1]Surrey,England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Chelsea | ||
| 1988–1989 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1996 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | →Dulwich Hamlet(loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 1995 | →Portsmouth(loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1995 | →Gillingham(loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | →Burnley(loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | AFC Bournemouth | 95 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Swindon Town | 11 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Carlisle United(loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2000 | Cambridge United | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Crawley Town | 17 | (0) |
| 2001 | Brockenhurst | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Kingstonian | 14 | (0) |
| 2001 | Lewes | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Weymouth | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 169 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Robert Glass(born 1 August 1973) is an English former professionalfootballerwho played as agoalkeeper.
He is chiefly remembered forscoringthelast-minute goalwhich keptCarlisle Unitedinthe Football Leaguein1999,while on loan from Swindon Town. The drama of Glass's late goal, which came in one of only three games that he played for Carlisle, has since made it famous inEnglish footballat a level beyond its immediate ramifications.[2]
Beyond the Carlisle goal, Glass's most notable time with a club was three seasons playing forAFC Bournemouthfrom 1996 to 1998, his only regular spell at a Football League club; he retired from football in 2001 aged 27.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Glass had ajourneyman's career in football, playing for many clubs, initially as a reserve keeper forCrystal Palace.He never played a first team game for the Eagles, but was an unused substitute several times, including the 1995 FA Cup semi-final replay againstManchester United,which Palace lost 2–0 atVilla Park.He was transferred toAFC Bournemoutha year later.
The closest he came to a trophy in senior football was reaching the final of theFootball League Trophywith Bournemouth in1998– Glass scored an own goal in the match, and Bournemouth lost 2–1. It was the last own goal scored at theold Wembley.[3]Glass moved toSwindon Townin the summer of 1998, but after falling out with the manager,Jimmy Quinn,was unable to gain a regular place in the team.
Carlisle United
[edit]He moved to Carlisle United on loan fromSwindonlate that season (after goalkeeperTony Caigwas sold toBlackpoolandRichard Knight's loan period had been cut short due to injury). His moment of fame came on 8 May 1999, in the final match of the1998–99Third Division season againstPlymouth Argyle,which Carlisle needed to win to avoid relegation. 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 alast minute goal,volleying the ball in after the Plymouth goalkeeper had parried outScott Dobie's goalbound header. Carlisle got the win they needed andScarboroughwere relegated to theFootball Conferenceinstead after a 1–1 draw withPeterborough United.Scarborough's match had already finished before Glass scored, and their fans had already been celebrating on the pitch at theMcCain Stadium.
So... deep, deep, deep, I make it sixty seconds. Jimmy Glass knocks it long. It comes now to Bagshaw. Bagshaw back toAnthony.Up toStevens... 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!
— Commentator Derek Lacey,BBC Radio Cumbria[4]
His goal was selected as the 72nd greatest sporting moment ever by theChannel 4programme100 Greatest Sporting Moments.The goal was also ranked 7th inThe Timesnewspaper's list of the 50 most important goals in football history.[2]His goal against Plymouth Argyle was number 15 in the20 Goals That Shook the Worldon ITV4. ThePumaboots with which he scored the goal were donated to theNational Football Museumin 2014.[5]
After Carlisle United
[edit]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, includingOxford UnitedandBrentford,before moving to non-league clubs, and then quitting football altogether. He reportedly scored six goals two weeks running whilst playingSunday league footballinBournemouth,playing as a striker. He wrote an autobiography, entitledOne Hit Wonder.[6]
AuthorGabriel Kuhndescribed Glass's fame by saying:[7]
Football allows for magic experiences and incredible personal stories, such as when no-name goalkeeper Jimmy Glass saved Carlisle United from relegation to amateur football (sic) in 1999 with a last-minute goal, only to disappear into anonymity again shortly after.
After football
[edit]Glass retired from professional football at the age of 27, and became anITsalesman.[8]He later became a taxi driver inDorset.[9]
In a 2013 BBC interview Glass stated: "It is quite tough because some go on to fame and fortune and some go on to driving a cab and living a normal life like me. It is quite difficult to understand your place in life from being this guy who will never be forgotten to being the guy worrying about your next bill. The goal was an amazing part of my life and is there to be enjoyed, and I will until people get bored of me. Someone on Saturday will be a hero and someone will be a villain. It is an incredible feeling."[10]
In October 2011, it was announced that Glass joinedPoole Townas the new goalkeeping coach, working on a voluntary basis.[11]He also had a job in hospitality at AFC Bournemouth.[12]In 2016, he returned to football as Player Liaison Officer with Premier League club Bournemouth.[13]
On 4 July 2023, Glass was appointed general manager atWimborne Town.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Jimmy Glass".Barry Hugman's Footballers.Retrieved14 May2019.
- ^ab"50 most important goals".The Times.London. Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2008.Retrieved26 April2013.
- ^"Bourne Legacy: Jimmy Glass".AFC Bournemouth.8 May 2020.Retrieved21 February2023.
- ^Lytollis, Roger (15 March 2008)."Behind Glass".News & Star.Archived fromthe originalon 14 September 2012.Retrieved1 April2008.
- ^"NFM: Glass boots donated today".Carlisle United F.C. 8 May 2014.Retrieved25 April2016.
- ^› Ronald Reng.One Hit Wonder: The Jimmy Glass Story at.ASIN0752431811.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^Gabriel Kuhn.Soccer vs. the State.Oakland, California: PM Press. p. 51.
- ^Slot, Owen (2 May 2005)."Broken Glass".The Times.London. Archived fromthe originalon 29 June 2011.Retrieved7 April2009.
- ^"Jimmy Glass: From 'Legend' to taxi driver but Glass is half full".The Independent.London. 3 May 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 8 June 2022.Retrieved3 May2009.
- ^Cryer, Andy (26 April 2013)."League Two: The day Jimmy Glass rescued Carlisle United".BBC Sport.Retrieved28 April2013.
- ^"Glass is new Poole keeper coach".Non-League Daily. 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.Retrieved1 October2011.
{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Last chance: Win a once-in-a-lifetime prize and raise money for the Cherries Community Fund".AFC Bournemouth. 8 March 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 13 May 2016.Retrieved25 April2016.
- ^Trehan, Dev (26 December 2016)."Bournemouth invite us onto their team bus before leaving for Chelsea Bo xing Day clash".Sky Sports.Retrieved27 March2017.
- ^"Club Announcement – Appointment of Jimmy Glass, General Manager".Wimborne Town. 6 July 2023.Retrieved6 July2023.
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Glassat Soccerbase
- The Observer– Do You Remember...Jimmy Glass?
- BBC Press Release
- Working Glass Hero– article in theUniversity of Cumbriastudent newspaper
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1973 births
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Brockenhurst F.C. players
- Kingstonian F.C. players
- Lewes F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- English men's footballers
- National League (English football) players
- Living people
- Footballers from Epsom
- AFC Bournemouth non-playing staff
- English Football League players
- Association football goalkeeping coaches