John Lacy (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
|name=John Lacy
|image=
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|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|df=y|1951|08|14}}
| birth_place = Liverpool, England
|position=Central defender
| years1 = 1970–1971 | years2 = 1971–1978 | years3 = 1978–1983 | years4 =1983–1984
| clubs1 = Kingstonian | clubs2 = Fulham | clubs3 = Tottenham Hotspur | clubs4 =Crystal Palace
| caps1 = 19 | goals1 = 0 | caps2 = 168 | goals2 = 7 | caps3 = 104 | goals3 = 2 | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1985–1986
| clubs5 = Barnet
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1986–1987
| clubs6 = St Albans City
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 1987–1988
| clubs7 = St Albans City
| caps7 = 35
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 1988-1991
| clubs8 = Wivenhoe Town F.C.
| caps8 = 146
| goals8 = 7
| years9 = 1991–1992
| clubs9 = St Albans City
| caps9 = 23
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 559
| totalgoals = 21
}}
John Lacy (born 14 August 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played for Kingstonian, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.Hugman,B,J, (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p357 {{ISBN|1-85291-665-6}} Retrieved 13 October 2008
Football career
Lacy played for Merseyside Schoolboys and Lancashire Schoolboys as a junior, before joining Lancashire Combination side Marine during the 1968–69 season in which he helped them win the Liverpool Senior Non-League Cup and the Lancashire Combination League Cup.{{cite web |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/january/spurs-legend-john-lacy-recalls-early-days-playing-for-marine/ |accessdate=9 January 2021 |date=8 January 2021 |title=Spurs legend John Lacy recalls early days playing for Marine}} While a student at the London School of Economics, Lacy played in the London Universities side which was then coached by the former England and Fulham player George Cohen. Cohen recommended him to his former club, which Lacy joined in June 1971. The central defender made 168 league appearances including 4 as sub and scoring on 7 occasions in his time at Craven Cottage which includes an appearance in the 1975 FA Cup Final. In July 1978 Lacy signed for Tottenham Hotspur for a £200,000 fee, the first time that an independent transfer tribunal had been used to set the fee for a player.[https://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/tottenham-hotspur-fc/john-lacy-7668/league-career-at-spurs_a11755/ Sporting heroes] Retrieved 13 October 2008 He went on to feature in 132 matches, 9 as substitute, and to score 3 goals. He transferred to Crystal Palace in August 1983 where he went on to make a further 27 appearances. In November 1984 he moved to Swedish football.{{cite book|last1=Purkiss|first1=Mike|last2=Sands|first2=Nigel|title=Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989|page=332|isbn=0907969542}} John made 86 appearances for St Albans City F.C. over 3 seasons and managed St Albans City F.C. for the 1987-88 season.
Honours
Post-football career
After retiring from full-time football, Lacy spent 18 years working for Anglian Windows - a home improvement company. He is still involved in football with the Professional Footballers Association, as part of the White Hart Lane matchday hospitality team, and also turns out for the Spurs Legends team.[http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2013/march/03/copy-of-memory-lane Fulham FC memory lane-John Stacy] Retrieved 6 May 2015[http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/lacy-makes-legends-debut-240510/ Spurs legends team] Retrieved 6 May 2015
References
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External links
- [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/johnlacy.html John Lacy Stats at neilbrown.com]
- [https://www.saintsstatistics.co.uk/index.php/city-statistics/seasonsquads/team/890 John Lacy Stats at St Albans City F.C. History & Statistics]
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Kingstonian F.C. players
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players