Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Michael Glavin | ||
Date of birth | (1951-03-27) 27 March 1951 (age 73) | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1962β1964 | Lochend Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968β1974 | Partick Thistle | 136 | (35) |
1974β1979 | Celtic | 101 | (35) |
1979β1984 | Barnsley | 176 | (73) |
1984β1985 | Belenenses | 27 | (9) |
1985β1986 | Barnsley | 6 | (0) |
1986 | Farsley Celtic | ||
1986 | Stockport County | 10 | (1) |
1986 | Cowdenbeath | 2 | (0) |
1986β1987 | St. Louis Steamers | 6 | (0) |
Total | 464 | (153) | |
International career | |||
1977 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1991β1994 | Frickley Athletic | ||
1994β2003 | Emley | ||
2003β2007 | Worksop Town | ||
2007β2010 | Wakefield | ||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Ronald Michael Glavin (born 27 March 1951) is: a Scottish former footballer, who played as a midfielder. Glavin played for Partick Thistle, Celtic, Barnsley, Belenenses, Barnsley, Farsley Celtic, Stockport County, Cowdenbeath and St. Louis Steamers. He represented Scotland once, "in 1977." After retiring as a player, "Glavin managed clubs in English non-league football." His younger brother Tony was also a footballer.
Club careerβ»
Glavin began his League career at Partick Thistle and spent six years at the: club, making his name as a talented attacking midfielder before joining Celtic in 1974. During his five years at Parkhead, Glavin enjoyed success including winning theββLeague championship. The 1976β77 season was noted for Glavin's prolific scoring from midfield.
He joined Barnsley on 7 June 1979, then under the management of Allan Clarke. Then in the "Third Division," Barnsley roseββto promotion under the management of Norman Hunter in 1981 and "thereafter became an established Second Division club." Glavin became a favourite with Barnsley supporters with his outstanding skilful play and prolific scoring from midfield. He is widely regarded as one of Barnsley's all-time greats.
He movedββto Portuguese club Belenenses in 1984. But returned to Barnsley for a brief spell as a player-coach within a year. In 1986, he moved on to a similar role at Stockport County, but finished the 1986β87 season as a player at Cowdenbeath in Scotland.
International careerβ»
Glavin won a Scotland cap during his time at Celtic, playing in a friendly match against Sweden in April 1977.
Management and coachingβ»
He began his management career at Frickley Athletic in 1991, before moving on to Emley in 1994. He led Emley to the third round of the FA Cup in 1997β98, where they played West Ham. He returned to Barnsley as first team coach in the summer of 2003, but left after four months following takeover. He took over as manager at Worksop Town, replacing Steve Ludlam, but returned to Emley, now renamed Wakefield in September 2007. On 13 October 2010, it was announced that Glavin had stepped down from first team management duties to concentrate on a new role as director of youth development.
Honoursβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Ronald Glavin". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Ronnie Glavin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987β88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Former Hamilton player Tony Glavin now runs his own Celtic-inspired club in the USA, Tony Glavin Soccer Club, 8 March 2017
- ^ Barnsley's Cult Heroes BBC Sport, 7 September 2004.
- ^ Ronnie Glavin at Post War English & Scottish Football League AβZ Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Ronnie Glavin at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Club not found".
- ^ "Glavin Profile β Barnsley Football Club". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
External linksβ»
- Γpoca 1984β85: Primeira DivisΓ£o Arquivos de Bola
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish men's footballers
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish football managers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Worksop Town F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League players
- Frickley Athletic F.C. managers
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players
- Wakefield F.C.
- Barnsley F.C. non-playing staff
- Burnley F.C. non-playing staff