Byron Glasgow

Byron Glasgow (born 18 February 1979) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He began his career on the books at Arsenal before moving to Reading and graduating from the youth setup.[1]

Byron Glasgow
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-02-18) 18 February 1979
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Arsenal
Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Reading 39 (1)
1999 Crawley Town
Walton & Hersham
St Albans City
2001–2003 Carshalton Athletic
2003 Croydon Athletic
2011–2012 East Grinstead Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

He made his debut in the FA Cup against Southampton on 4 January 1997 and scored his only goal for the club away at Notts County on 30 January 1999. He was sacked by Reading in 1999 after testing positive for cocaine and cannabis.[2]

After leaving Reading he attracted interest from Swindon Town and had a trial at Northampton Town before joining Crawley Town on non-contract terms in November 1999.[3] He has since gone on to represent a number of non league teams, playing for Walton & Hersham and St Albans City before joining Carshalton Athletic in March 2001.[4] He joined Croydon Athletic in March 2003 but left the club a few months later in July.[5]

On 9 December 2011 Glasgow joined Sussex County Football League side East Grinstead Town until the end of the season.[6]

Career statistics (partial)
As of match played 24 April 1999.[7]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 1996–97 First Division 401000— 50
1997–98 300000— 30
1998–99 Second Division 32110201[lower-alpha 1]0 361
Career total 391202010 441
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy

References
  1. Garner, Clare (9 July 1999). "Heroin shock in Premier League". The Independent. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. Staniforth, Tommy (9 July 1999). "Football: Trainee was addicted to heroin at 17". The Independent. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. "From Glasgow to Crawley". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  4. "Byron Glasgow". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  5. "Bird signs no less than eight!". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. "Town prove the stronger side as Glasgow poised for league debut". East Grinstead Courier and Observer. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  7. "Byron Glasgow". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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