1. Glenn David Tamplin was born on 14 January 1972 and is an English businessman, investor and former football club owner and manager.
21 Facts About Glenn Tamplin
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Glenn Tamplin was born and raised in Dagenham by his mother and his stepfather.
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Glenn Tamplin was briefly reunited with his biological father at the age of thirteen, when his parents decided to rekindle their relationship.
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Glenn Tamplin had a younger sister who died at the age of three.
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Glenn Tamplin became a keen follower of football when growing up, and by the age of eleven, he was playing district and county football, as well as for the academies of West Ham United and Leyton Orient.
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Glenn Tamplin played semi-professionally for Barkingside, while working for Rainham Steel.
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Glenn Tamplin has three children with his wife Bliss, who he married in 2015.
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Glenn Tamplin has three other children from a previous relationship.
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In July 2018, Glenn Tamplin spoke about how Muay Thai helped him recover from unspecified addictions.
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In December 2016, Glenn Tamplin purchased non-league football team Billericay Town; the initial acquisition which was widely reported was followed by the signings of former star professionals Paul Konchesky, Jamie O'Hara and Jermaine Pennant.
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Glenn Tamplin showed the unique murals and changes of the changing rooms to Sky Sports, along with match rituals.
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On 24 February 2018, Glenn Tamplin sacked himself as manager of the club, following three straight league defeats to Leiston, Folkestone Invicta and Wealdstone, and a disagreement with his players after asking them to give up a week's wages following the poor run.
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On 18 September 2019, Billericay Town announced Glenn Tamplin had stepped down as owner and director of the club.
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In November 2019, Glenn Tamplin joined Romford, immediately sacking manager Paul Martin and appointing himself in place.
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On 4 March 2021, as result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Romford announced Glenn Tamplin had left the club.
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In October 2017, it was reported that Glenn Tamplin had given two homeless men jobs after seeing them on his regular commute to work.
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Later that month one of the new employees stole from the club grounds, with Glenn Tamplin publishing CCTV footage of the incident on his Twitter account.
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The court found Glenn Tamplin acted "negligently to a high degree" in committing the offences and the buried household and commercial waste could have interfered with nearby flood defences on the River Roding.
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In December 2017, Glenn Tamplin was banned from driving for six-months having been caught speeding excessively on multiple occasions.
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In December 2023, Glenn Tamplin was wanted by Hertfordshire Police for failing to turn up in court in relation to allegations of cocaine possession and breaching a community order.
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In February 2018, Glenn Tamplin was under police investigation after alleged "gangster threats" were made by him to Billericay Town footballer Elliot Kebbie.