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
Place of birth Grimsby, 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)
Teams managed
2002–2007 Woking
2010 Winchester City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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.

Management 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.[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

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

Honours

Southampton

References
  1. 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. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  4. "Ron Cockerill". Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2002.
  5. 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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