Wikipedia

Glenn Cockerill

Glenn Cockerill (born 25 August 1959) is an English retired footballer who played more than 700 games in The Football League in a 22-year career. He was a skilled central midfielder renowned for his passing and shooting skills.

Glenn Cockerill
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-08-25) 25 August 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Lincoln City 71 (10)
1979–1981 Swindon Town 26 (1)
1981–1984 Lincoln City 115 (25)
1984–1985 Sheffield United 62 (10)
1985–1993 Southampton 287 (32)
1993–1996 Leyton Orient 90 (7)
1996–1997 Fulham 40 (1)
1997–1998 Brentford 23 (0)
Total 714 (86)
Managerial career
2002–2007 Woking
2010 Winchester City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

edit

Cockerill began his career at non-league Louth United, and made his name in the professional game at Lincoln City. He also played for Swindon Town and Sheffield United before joining Southampton in October 1985. He left the Saints in December 1993, having made 358 appearances for the club in all competitions,[1] and later spent three seasons at Leyton Orient, before finishing his career with spells at Fulham and Brentford.

In 1988, while playing for Southampton, Cockerill was punched in the face by Paul Davis of Arsenal, breaking his jaw. Although the referee failed to spot the incident, Davis subsequently received a nine-match ban and a £3,000 fine.

Management and coaching career

edit

In 2002, Cockerill was appointed manager of Conference side Woking. He spent five seasons as manager at Kingfield, before being relieved of his duties in March 2007. He is now semi-retired.

In August 2008 Brighton and Hove Albion Manager Micky Adams added Cockerill to his scouting network.[2]

On 4 April 2010, he was appointed manager of Winchester City of the Wessex League[3] although he remained in charge for only a few months, parting company with Winchester by mutual consent in September 2010.

Personal life

edit

He is the son of Ron and brother of John Cockerill, both also professional footballers.[4]

Career statistics

edit
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [5][6][7][8][9]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lincoln City
1976–77 Third Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
1977–78 Third Division 13 1 1 0 0 0 — 14 1
1978–79 Third Division 35 6 0 0 0 0 — 35 6
1979–80 Fourth Division 19 3 1 0 2 0 — 22 3
Total 71 10 2 0 2 0 0 0 75 10
Swindon Town
1979–80 Third Division 10 1 0 0 0 0 — 10 1
1980–81 Third Division 16 0 0 0 3 0 — 19 0
Total 26 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 29 1
Lincoln City
1981–82 Third Division 44 11 3 0 6 0 3[a] 0 56 11
1982–83 Third Division 38 8 1 0 6 0 5[a] 4 50 12
1983–84 Third Division 33 6 3 0 4 0 1[b] 0 41 6
Total 115 25 7 0 16 0 9 4 147 29
Sheffield United
1983–84 Third Division 10 1 0 0 0 0 — 10 1
1984–85 Second Division 40 7 1 0 2 0 — 43 7
1985–86 Second Division 12 2 0 0 4 1 — 16 3
Total 62 10 1 0 6 1 0 0 69 11
Southampton
1985–86 First Division 30 7 6 2 0 0 2[c] 0 38 9
1986–87 First Division 42 7 1 0 8 0 2[d] 0 53 7
1987–88 First Division 39 2 1 0 2 0 1[d] 0 43 2
1988–89 First Division 34 6 1 0 5 2 2[d] 0 42 8
1989–90 First Division 36 4 3 0 7 1 — 46 5
1990–91 First Division 32 2 3 0 5 0 2[d] 0 42 2
1991–92 First Division 37 4 6 0 6 2 3[d] 0 52 4
1992–93 Premier League 23 0 1 0 2 0 — 26 0
1993–94 Premier League 14 0 0 0 2 0 — 16 0
Total 287 32 22 2 37 5 12 0 358 39
Leyton Orient
1993–94 Second Division 19 2 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 22 2
1994–95 Second Division 33 4 2 0 2 1 6[b] 0 43 5
1995–96 Third Division 38 1 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 42 1
Total 90 7 3 0 4 1 10 0 107 8
Fulham
1996–97 Third Division 32 1 1 0 3 0 — 36 1
1997–98 Second Division 8 0 0 0 3 0 — 11 0
Total 40 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 47 1
Brentford 1997–98 Second Division 23 0 2 0 0 0 — 25 0
Career total 714 86 38 2 74 7 31 4 857 99
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Group Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in Super Cup
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Full Members' Cup

Honours

edit

Southampton

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (2003). In That Number. Hagiology Publishing.
  2. ^ Listen to Fans Forum Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Brighton & Hove Albion Official Website, 11 August 2008.
  3. ^ Carter, Simon (4 April 2010). "Ex-Saint Cockerill takes charge at Winchester". Southern Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Ron Cockerill". Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2002.
  5. ^ "Glenn Cockerill career appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Glenn Cockerill career appearances". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Glenn Cockerill career appearances". sporting-heroes.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Glenn Cockerill Swindon Town appearances". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  9. ^ Glenn Cockerill at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  10. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Cockerill&oldid=1227655552"