Terence Geoffrey Bly (22 October 1935 – 24 September 2009) was an English football striker.

Career

He was renowned for his goalscoring prowess, most notably for

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, scoring a record 54 goals in the latter's inaugural Football League season of 1960–61. He then played for

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and

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before joining

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in October 1964.

Coaching career

Although he retired from playing in April 1970, he continued to manage Grantham Town until 1978.

Death

Bly died on 24 September 2009, as a result of a

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