William James Glazier was born on 2 August 1943 and is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
16 Facts About Bill Glazier
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Bill Glazier is best remembered for his time in the Football League with Coventry City, for whom he made over 390 appearances and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.
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Bill Glazier was capped by England at U23 level and represented the Football League XI.
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In October 1961, Bill Glazier joined Third Division club Crystal Palace on trial, which was arranged by virtue of his family's bread delivery man being a personal friend of Palace captain Johnny McNichol.
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Bill Glazier was signed on the strength of his performance for the Palace 'A' team in a match versus Dover.
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Bill Glazier departed Selhurst Park in October 1964, after making 113 appearances for Palace.
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Bill Glazier suffered a broken leg in a match versus Manchester City in April 1965, which kept him out of the game for a year.
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Now playing in the First Division, Bill Glazier continued as the club's first-choice goalkeeper until August 1975.
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Bill Glazier made 392 appearances in 11 years at Highfield Road.
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Bill Glazier twice won the Coventry City Player of the Year award and was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.
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Business interests and problems commuting from his Brighton home meant that Bill Glazier couldn't give his full commitment to the Bees and he left the club after making just 12 appearances.
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Bill Glazier ended his career with a spell at North American Soccer League club St Louis Stars in 1977.
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Bill Glazier won three caps for the England U23 team and kept a clean sheet in each match.
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One of Bill Glazier's caps came against Romania at Highfield Road drew a crowd of 27,476, one of the highest attendances for an U23 match in England.
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Early in his career, Bill Glazier lived in Brighton, where his parents ran a guesthouse.
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Bill Glazier returned to the UK in 1998 and settled in Lincolnshire, where he began a catering business with his wife.