Glenn Cockerill

Glenn Cockerill
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-08-25) 25 August 1959
Place of birth Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position 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

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.

Playing career

Cockerill began his career at non-league Louth United, making a goalscoring debut for the first team in their 1–1 home Midland League draw with Mexborough Town on 9 March 1976.[2] He would go on to score five times in seven league appearances in his debut season.[3] He attracted the attention of Lincoln City when, after scoring two goals in a 3–3 FA Youth Cup draw with the club on 15 September 1976, he signed Northern Intermediate League forms with the Sincil Bank based club as part of a trial period.[4] The trial was successful leading to him joining the club as a professional in November after agreeing a two-year contract with a year's option.[5][6] He made his Football League debut for the club as a 70th minute substitute for John Ward in the club's 5–4 home victory over Northampton Town on 5 February 1977.[7]

In November 1979, he joined Swindon Town for a club record fee of £111,000.[8] He returned to Lincoln City in July 1981,[9][10] moving on to join Sheffield United for a fee of £120,000 in March 1984.[11] He later joined 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.

Managerial and coaching career

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.[12]

On 4 April 2010, he was appointed manager of Winchester City of the Wessex League[13] although he remained in charge for only a few months, parting company with Winchester by mutual consent in September 2010.

Personal life

He is the son of Ron and brother of John Cockerill, both also professional footballers.[14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [15][16][17][18][19]
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

Southampton

References

  1. ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (2003). In That Number. Hagiology Publishing.
  2. ^ John Kirkby (12 March 1976). "Debut goal earns United a point, p14". Louth Standard.
  3. ^ John Kirkby (7 May 1976). "Big turnover of players by United, p13". Louth Standard.
  4. ^ Maurice Burton (16 September 1976). "City Youths replay tonight, First team trio on injured list, p14". Lincolnshire Echo.
  5. ^ Maurice Burton (10 November 1976). "Contracts are offered to young players, p14". Lincolnshire Echo.
  6. ^ "Glen (17) signs for Lincoln, p16". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 10 November 1976.
  7. ^ Maurice Burton (7 February 1977). "Ludicrous end to high scoring game, p10". Lincolnshire Echo.
  8. ^ Maurice Burton (30 November 1979). "Cockerill moves in £111,000 deal, p24". Lincolnshire Echo.
  9. ^ Maurice Burton (28 July 1981). "Murphy lines up Cockerill return, p10". Lincolnshire Echo.
  10. ^ Maurice Burton (1 August 1981). "Pre-season trip for City players, p10". Lincolnshire Echo.
  11. ^ "Cockerill goes, p2". Lincolnshire Echo. 21 March 1984.
  12. ^ Listen to Fans Forum Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Brighton & Hove Albion Official Website, 11 August 2008.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Ron Cockerill". Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2002.
  15. ^ "Glenn Cockerill career appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Glenn Cockerill career appearances". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Glenn Cockerill career appearances". sporting-heroes.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Glenn Cockerill Swindon Town appearances". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  19. ^ Glenn Cockerill at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  20. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
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