JIMMY GLASS

On May 8th 1999, in the dying minutes of a Football League Division Three game, a corner was awarded to Carlisle United, who were drawing at home to Plymouth Argyle, a team basking in 13th place in the division......coasting, no pressure! The two clubs couldn't be further apart..geographically.

Carlisle United were in danger of being relegated out of the Football League, things had to go their way, if not it was the basement for the team from Cumbria. 

Jimmy Glass, the team's goalkeeper, was on loan from Swindon Town. He had only played 3 matches for the Cumbrians, but it was his goal that decided Carlisle's fate and saved them from disaster.

The game was drawn at 1-1, with less than a minute left; a point was not going to save them! 

Carlisle won a corner. Glass is waved out of his area to help with the attack by his manager. 

Corner is taken....Scott Dobie's goal bound header is parried by Plymouth goalkeeper, Pugh. (Could he have caught it or deflected it away??).

Glass with keeper jumper and gloves on, volleys the rebound into the net. 

Scarborough were relegated to the Conference after a 1-1 draw at Peterborough Utd. This game had already finished at the McCain Stadium and the crowd waited in the Posh's ground for the news from Carlisle. 

The Glass goal was voted: 

72nd by Channel 4 in their "Greatest Sporting Moments".

It came 7th in The Times 50 "Most important goals in History".

Was 15th in  "The 20 Goals that Shook the World" on ITV 4.

Glass's PUMA boots are now in the National Football Museum in Manchester. League match in Autumn 1974.

Jimmy in red/orange.

ps I watched Carlisle Utd play West Ham United in a First Division (top) game in August 1974, They came bottom that season by 4 points, behind Chelsea!

Glass played from 1989 for: Crystal Palace, Dulwich Hamlet, Portsmouth, Gillingham, Burnley, Bournemouth (95 times), Swindon, Carlisle, Cambridge Utd, Brentford, Oxford Utd, Crawley Town, Brockenhurst, Kingstonian, Lewes FC, Weymouth to 2004...only 169 appearances..... 1 GOAL.

After various coaching positions and media work, Jimmy ran a taxi company and lives in the delightful Lytchett Matravers in Dorset. I have been there but not to watch football.

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Personal information
Full name	James Robert Glass
Date of birth	1 August 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Epsom, Surrey, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1987–1988	Chelsea
1988–1989	Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1996	Crystal Palace	0	(0)
1989–1990	→ Dulwich Hamlet (loan)	14	(0)
1995	→ Portsmouth (loan)	3	(0)
1995	→ Gillingham (loan)	0	(0)
1996	→ Burnley (loan)	0	(0)
1996–1998	AFC Bournemouth	95	(0)
1998–2000	Swindon Town	11	(0)
1999	→ Carlisle United (loan)	3	(1)
2000	Cambridge United	0	(0)
2000	Brentford	2	(0)
2000–2001	Oxford United	1	(0)
2001	Crawley Town	17	(0)
2001	Brockenhurst	3	(0)
2001	Kingstonian	14	(0)
2001	Lewes	3	(0)
2004	Weymouth	3	(0)
Total		169	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals