Glyn James
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Glyn James
| image =
| fullname = Edward Glyn James
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|12|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Llangollen, Wales
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| position = Centre half
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Gobowen Juniors
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Druids
| youthyears3 = 1957–1959
| youthclubs3 = Blackpool
| years1 = 1959–1974
| clubs1 = Blackpool
| caps1 = 399
| goals1 = 22
| nationalyears1 = 1965–1971
| nationalteam1 = Wales
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Edward Glyn James (born 17 December 1941) 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.
Early life
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 brought up in Weston Rhyn near Oswestry in Shropshire.{{cite news|title=Alan Ball, the lad from Oswestry|work=Shropshire Star|date=10 February 1965|page=10}} James was referenced in a news interview Alan Ball had with a Shropshire Star reporter.
He was educated at Oswestry Boys High School, where one of his contemporaries was Alan Ball, Jr who later played alongside James when Ball played for Blackpool during 1961 to 1966. He played for the school team as well as turning out for Gobowen Juniors and the Druids club at Ruabon.
Club career
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.{{cite book|last=Gillatt|first=Peter|title=Blackpool FC On This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year |publisher=Pitch Publishing Ltd|date=30 November 2009|isbn=978-1-905411-50-4}}
Later career
Following his retirement from football, James set up a laundry and dry cleaning business and included his former club amongst his clientele.{{cite book |title=Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players |last1=Davies |first1=Gareth |last2=Garland |first2=Ian |year=1991 |publisher=Bridge Books |isbn=1-872424-11-2|page=94}}
Blackpool F.C. Hall of Fame
James was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.{{cite book|title=Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC|editor=Singleton, Steve|work=Blackpool Gazette|location=Blackpool|year=2007|pages=58–61|edition=1|isbn=978-1-84547-182-8}} Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; James is in the 1960s.{{cite web |url=http://www.bsaweb.info/HOF60.aspx |title=The Hall of Fame – 1960's |publisher=Blackpool Supporters Association |access-date=29 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612154323/http://www.bsaweb.info/HOF60.aspx |archive-date=12 June 2010 }}
International career
Career statistics
=Club statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{ENFA}} ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! rowspan="2" |Division ! colspan="2" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||||
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="15" |Blackpool
| rowspan="7" |First Division |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1961–62
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962–63
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963–64
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1964–65
|35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1965–66
|37 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 1966–67
|34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1967–68
| rowspan="3" |Second Division |31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 1968–69
|42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| 1969–70
|38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| 1970–71
| rowspan="1" |First Division |36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1Appearances in the Anglo-Italian Cup | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| 1971–72
| rowspan="4" |Second Division |39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 11 |
| 1972–73
|34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4One appearance in the Watney Cup and three appearances in the Anglo-Italian Cup | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| 1973–74
|42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| 1974–75
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!400 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 456 | 28 |
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=International statistics=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player |id=35534 |name=James, Glyn|accessdate=14 September 2020}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|Wales
|1966 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||9||0 |
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book|last=Calley|first=Roy|title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992|publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd|date=20 October 1992|isbn=1-873626-07-X}}
- {{cite book|title=Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC|editor=Singleton, Steve|work=Blackpool Gazette|location=Blackpool|year=2007|edition=1|isbn=978-1-84547-182-8}}
External links
- {{NeilBrownPlayers|blackpool/blackpool|Blackpool}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612154323/http://www.bsaweb.info:80/HOF60.aspx |date=12 June 2010 |title=Green in the Blackpool Supporters Association Hall of Fame }}
{{Blackpool F.C. Hall of Fame}}
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Category:People from Llangollen
Category:Footballers from Denbighshire
Category:Footballers from Shropshire
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Wales men's international footballers
Category:Wales men's under-23 international footballers
Category:Blackpool F.C. players