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Glenn Hoddle

Tottenham Hotspur FC, AS Monaco FC

53 appearances, 8 goals (1 on debut), one penalty missed

P 53 W 27 D 11 L 5 F 71: A 26
*(actual F x: A x)
61% successful

1979-88

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
3960

Profile

Full name Glenn Hoddle (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 27 October 1957 in Hayes, Middlesex [registered in Uxbridge, December 1957].
Married twice, to Christine Anne Stirling [registered in Harlow, Essex, September 1979]. Three children, Zoe Anne (1983), Zara Marie (March 1986) and Jamie Glenn (January 1992). Divorced in 1998. Married again, to Vanessa J. Shean, 11 June 2000 [registered in Windsor & Maidenhead, Berkshire, June 2000].
Height/Weight 6' 0", 11st. 6lbs [1984].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Biographies x
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career

Club(s) Midfielder who began at Harlow and Essex Schools and was a product of the Watford FC youth academy, before joining Tottenham Hotspur FC as an apprentice in in April 1974, turning professional April 1975. He went on to score 88 goals in 377 League appearances before joining AS Monaco, in Ligue 1, in June 1987 for 750,000 pounds, but released because of knee injury after playing 69 league matches, scoring 27, in November 1990. He returned to England and Chelsea FC on a non-contract basis until he left in March 1991 without playing. He joined Swindon Town FC as its player/manager in August 1991, scoring once in 64 outings, until he joined Chelsea FC in the same capacity in June 1993, scoring once in 31 outings, until his retirement from playing in 1995.
Club honours FA Cup winners 1980-81, 1981-82, runners-up 1986-87, 1993-94; FA Charity Shield shared 1981, runners-up 1982; UEFA Cup winners 1983-84; Ligue Champions 1987-88; Coupe de France winners 1990-91; Football League Division One play-off winners 1992-93;
Individual honours PFA... Division Two Team of the Year 1977-78; Young Player of the Year 1979-80; Division One Team of the Year 1979-80, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1986-87;
Ballon d'Or thirtieth 1987;
Distinctions x

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Pop Career

As one half of the duo, Glenn and Chris, 'Diamond Lights' [Record Shack KICK1) was released on 19 April 1987. It reached number twelve in the official UK charts, and  remained for eight weeks. Written by Bob Puzey and produced by Puzey and Terry Hobart, who also penned the follow-up single 'It's Goodbye'. That single was never released as Glenn had joined AS Monaco and the single could not be promoted.

Management Career

Club(s) Began as a player/manager of Swindon Town FC from April 1991, until he joined Chelsea FC in the same capacity in June 1993 until his retirement in 1995. He carried on as Chelsea's manager for a further season. Appointed manager of England national team on 2 May 1996 effective at the conclusion of the European Championship of 1996 in June, but resigned under pressure after bartering terms of departure on 2 February 1999. After almost a year out of the game, Hoddle returned to manage Southampton FC in January 2000, a position he held until Tottenham Hotspur FC took him as their manager in April 2001. He was sacked by Spurs on 21 September 2003 after not getting the required results. After another period of leave, Hoddle returned again to management, to Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on 7 December 2004, until his resignation on 1 July 2006.
Club honours Football League Division One play-off winners 1992-93; FA Cup runners-up 1993-94; Football League runners-up 2001-02;
Individual honours Premier League Manger of the Month October 2001, August 2002;

England Career

Player number One of two who became the 939th players (940) to appear for England.
Position(s) Midfielder
First match No. 536, 22 November 1979, England 2 Bulgaria 0, a European Championship qualification match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 22 years 26 days.
Last match No. 638, 18 June 1988, England 1 USSR 3, a European Championship Finals group match at Waldstadion, Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main, aged 30 years 234 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1982, 1986; European Championship Finals 1980, 1988;
British Championship 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83; Rous Cup 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988;
Team honours British Championship winners 1981-82, 1982-83; Rous Cup runners-up 1985, 1987, winners 1986, 1988;
Individual honours England B (one appearance), England U21 (twelve appearances, two goals), England U21, England Youth.
Distinctions most appearanced Englishman at Monaco.

Beyond England

x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.

 

Glenn Hoddle - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
- 53 35 43 10 7 3960 8 495 min 6 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Glenn Hoddle - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 17 10 5 2 44 9 +35 3 10 2.588 0.529 73.5 +8
Away 22 10 5 7 31 20 +11 8 10 1.409 0.909 56.8 +3
Neutral 14 7 1 6 21 13 +8 3 7 1.50 0.929 53.6 +1
All 53 27 11 15 96 42 +54 14 27 1.811 0.792 61.3 +12

 

Glenn Hoddle - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Blue - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Red - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All 53 27 11 15 96 42 +54 14 27 1.811 0.792 61.3 +12

 

Glenn Hoddle - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

4 1 2 1 7 3 +4 1 2 1.75 0.75 50.0 =0
WCF 7 4 1 2 10 3 +7 2 5 1.429 0.429 64.3 +2
World Cup 11 5 3 3 17 6 +11 3 7 1.545 0.545 59.1 +2

ECP

9 8 1 0 35 1 +34 1 8 3.889 0.111 94.4 +8
ECF 4 1 0 3 4 8 -4 1 0 1.00 2.00 12.5 -2
European Championship 13 9 1 3 39 9 +30 2 8 3.00 0.692 73.1 +6
British Championship 7 3 2 2 8 5 +3 3 5 1.143 0.714 57.1 +1
Rous Cup 4 1 2 1 3 3 =0 2 1 0.75 0.75 50.0 =0
Minor Competition 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 1 1 1.333 1.00 33.3 -1
Friendly 15 8 3 4 25 16 +9 3 5 1.667 1.067 63.3 +4
All 53 27 11 15 96 42 +54 14 22 1.811 0.792 61.3 +12

 

Glenn Hoddle - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1980-82 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
WCP 1984-86 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 1 2 2.00 0.333 66.7 +1
WCP All 4 1 2 1 7 3 +4 1 2 1.75 0.75 50.0 =0
World Cup Finals Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1982 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 0 2 1.50 0.00 100.0 +1
WCF 1986 5 2 1 2 7 3 +4 2 3 1.40 0.60 50.0 =0
WCF All 7 4 1 2 10 3 +7 2 5 1.429 0.429 64.3 +2
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1980-82 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 0 2 1.333 0.667 66.7 +1
WC 1984-86 8 3 3 2 13 4 +9 3 5 1.444 0.444 56.3 +1
WC All 11 5 3 3 17 6 +11 3 7 1.545 0.545 59.1 +2
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1978-80 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
ECP 1982-84 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 0 3 5.333 0.00 0.00 +3
ECP 1986-88 5 4 1 0 17 1 +16 1 4 3.40 0.20 90.0 +4
ECP All 9 8 1 0 35 1 +34 1 8 3.889 0.111 94.4 +8
European Championship Finals Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 1980 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
ECF 1988 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 1 0 0.667 2.333 00.0 -3
ECF All 4 1 0 3 4 8 -4 1 0 1.00 2.00 12.5 -2
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1978-80 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 0 1 2.00 0.50 100.0 +2
EC 1982-84 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 0 3 5.333 0.00 0.00 +3
EC 1986-88 8 4 1 3 19 8 +11 2 4 2.375 1.00 56.3 +1
EC All 13 9 1 3 39 9 +30 2 8 3.00 0.692 73.1 +6
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1979-80 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0 0 1.00 4.00 0.00 -1
BC 1980-81 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0.00 0.50 25.0 -1
BC 1981-82 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 0 2 2.50 0.00 100.0 +2
BC 1982-83 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 1 2 1.00 0.00 75.0 +1
BC All 7 3 2 2 8 5 +3 3 5 1.143 0.714 57.1 +1
Rous Cup Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
RC 1985 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
RC 1986 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
RC 1987 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 5.00 =0
RC 1988 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
RC All 4 1 2 1 3 3 =0 2 1 0.75 0.75 50.0 =0
Minor Competition/Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Copa Ciudad de México 1985 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1 0 0.50 1.50 0.00 -2
Azteca 2000 1985 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 0 1 1.50 0.50 50.0 =0

Note that the second Copa Ciuded de Mexico and the First Azteca 2000 match are duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total.

TC All 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 1 1 1.333 1.00 33.3 -1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 11 5 3 3 17 6 +11 3 7 1.545 0.545 59.1 +2
EC 13 9 1 3 39 9 +30 2 8 3.00 0.692 73.1 +6
BC 7 3 2 2 8 5 +3 3 5 1.143 0.714 57.1 +1
RC 4 1 2 1 3 3 =0 2 1 0.75 0.75 50.0 =0
TC 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 1 1 1.333 1.00 33.3 -1
All 38 19 8 11 71 26 +45 11 22 1.869 0.684 60.5 +8

 

Glenn Hoddle - Match History
 Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 44 full appearances

manager: Ron Greenwood - 13 full capsx

Age 21
1 b 12 June 1979 - Austria 0 England 1, Klagenfurt - abandoned after 60 mins Fr AabW Start 7
Age 22
2 b 15 October 1979 - England 4 New Zealand A 1, Leyton Stadium, Leyton Fr HW Start 8
1 536 22 November 1979 - England 2 Bulgaria 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 69 8
2 540 17 May 1980 - Wales 4 England 1, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham BC AL Start 8
- 541 20 May 1980 - England 1 Northern Ireland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HD squad/unused
- 542 24 May 1980 - Scotland 0 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow AW
3 543 31 May 1980 - Australia 1 England 2, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Fr AW Start 10 9
- 544 12 June 1980 - Belgium 1 England 1, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino ECF ND squad/
unused
19
- 545 15 June 1980 - England 0 Italy 1, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino AL
4 546 18 June 1980 - Spain 1 England 2, Stadio San Paolo, Napoli NW Start off 76
Age 23
5 550 25 March 1981 - England 1 Spain 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start 27 11
6 553 20 May 1981 - England 0 Wales 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley BC HD Start 8
7 554 23 May 1981 - England 0 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL Start 8
8 557 9 September 1981 - Norway 2 England 1, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo WCP AL Start off 65 10
Age 24
9 559 23 February 1982 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley BC HW Start 89 10
10 560 27 April 1982 - Wales 0 England 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW Start off 52 10
11 563 2 June 1982 - Iceland 1 England 1, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Fr AD Start 7
- 565 16 June 1982 - England 3 France 1, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao WCF NW squad/
reserve
9
12 566 20 June 1982 - England 2 Czechoslovakia 0, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao NW sub ht
13 567 25 June 1982 - England 1 Kuwait 0, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao NW Start
- 568 29 June 1982 - West Germany 0 England 0, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid ND squad/
reserve
- 569 5 July 1982 - Spain 0 England 0, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AD
 

manager: Bobby Robson - 40 full capsx

Age 25
14 573 15 December 1982 - England 9 Luxembourg 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW sub 74 87 14
15 577 28 May 1983 - Northern Ireland 0 England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Start 4
16 578 1 June 1983 - England 2 Scotland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start 10
17 583 12 October 1983 - Hungary 0 England 3, Népstadion, Budapest ECP AW Start 13 8
Age 26
18 584 16 November 1983 - Luxembourg 0 England 4, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg ECP AW Start 8
19 585 29 February 1984 - France 2 England 0, Parc des Princes, Paris Fr AL Start 10
Age 27
20 597 26 March 1985 - England 2 Republic of Ireland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW sub 82 14
21 600 25 May 1985 - Scotland 1 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow RC AL Start off 74 4
22 601 6 June 1985 - Italy 2 England 1, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México TC NL sub 63 ?
23 602 9 June 1985 - Mexico 1 England 0, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México AL Start off 80 4
24 603 12 June 1985 - England 3 West Germany 0, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México NW Start 4
25 604 16 June 1985 - United States 0 England 5, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Fr AW Start off 63 4
26 605 11 September 1985 - England 1 Romania 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HD Start 25 8
27 606 16 October 1985 - England 5 Turkey 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 4
Age 28
28 607 13 November 1985 - England 0 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HD Start 4
29 609 26 February 1986 - Israel 1 England 2, The National Stadium, Tel Aviv Fr AW Start 4
30 610 26 March 1986 - USSR 0 England 1, Dinamo Stadion, Tbilisi Fr AW Start 4
31 611 23 April 1986 - England 2 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley RC HW Start 6
32 612 17 May 1986 - Mexico 0 England 3, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Fr NW Start 4
33 613 24 May 1986 - Canada 0 England 1, Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Fr AW Start 4
34 614 3 June 1986 - Portugal 1 England 0, Estadio Tecnologico, Monterrey WCF NL Start 4
35 615 6 June 1986 - England 0 Morocco 0, Estadio Tecnologico, Monterrey ND Start
36 616 11 June 1986 - England 3 Poland 0, Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León, Monterrey NW Start
37 617 18 June 1986 - England 3 Paraguay 0, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México NW Start
38 618 22 June 1986 - Argentina 2 England 1, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México NL Start
39 619 10 September 1986 - Sweden 1 England 0, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna Fr AL Start 4
40 620 15 October 1986 - England 3 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 4
Age 29
41 621 12 November 1986 - England 2 Yugoslavia 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 4
42 622 18 February 1987 - Spain 2 England 4, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Fr AW Start 4
43 624 29 April 1987 - Turkey 0 England 0, Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir ECP AD Start 4
- 625 19 May 1987 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley RC HD unused sub 14
44 626 23 May 1987 - Scotland 0 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow AD Start 4
 Club: A.S. Monaco F.C. - 9 full appearances  
45 627 9 September 1987 - West Germany 3 England 1, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf Fr AL Start off 64 4
46 628 14 October 1987 - England 8 Turkey 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW sub ht 14
Age 30
47 629 11 November 1987 - Yugoslavia 1 England 4, Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd ECP AW sub 80 15
48 631 23 March 1988 - England 2 Netherlands 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD sub 69 15
49 632 27 April 1988 - Hungary 0 England 0, Népstadion, Budapest Fr AD sub 65 ?
- 633 21 May 1988 - England 1 Scotland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley RC HW squad member
50 634 24 May 1988 - England 1 Colombia 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HD sub 73 15
- 635 28 May 1988 - Switzerland 0 England 1, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne Fr AD squad member
51 636 12 June 1988 - England 0 Republic of Ireland 1, Neckarstadion, Stuttgart ECF NL sub 60 17
52 637 15 June 1988 - England 1 Netherlands 3, Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf NL Start
53 638 18 June 1988 - England 1 USSR 3, Waldstadion, Frankfurt NL Start

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