William Glen (18 July 1903 – 29 May 1981) was an Irish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. He joined Shamrock Rovers in their maiden season in League of Ireland football in 1922 and went on to spend fifteen years at

Glenmalure Park Glenmalure Park, often simply known as Milltown, was a football stadium on the Southside of Dublin city in Ireland. Located in the suburb of Milltown, it was home to Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987, when it was sold to property developers b ...

winning everything the domestic game had to offer. Sacky played in the official opening of the Milltown ground on the 19 September 1926 against Belfast Celtic F.C. He played in a record ten FAI Cup finals plus four replays. His first was in 1922 when Rovers lost to St James's Gate F.C. and his last was in the 1939 final replay when he scored the only goal for Shelbourne against Sligo Rovers. Along with

Johnny Fullam John Rowan "Johnny" Fullam (22 March 1940 – 10 June 2015) was an Irish association footballer. Career Born in Dublin, Fullam began his career at Home Farm before signing for Preston North End in 1958. He scored 6 goals in 49 league appea ...

he shares the record for most winners' medals. He won eight caps for the

Irish Free State The Irish Free State ( ga, Saorstát Éireann, , ; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-year Irish War of Independence between ...

making his debut on the 23 April 1927 in Ireland's first ever home game at

Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Stadium ( ga, Bóthar Lansdún, ) was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily used for rugby union and association football matches. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for ...

and captaining his country in his last four caps in 1935 and 1936. He was part of the team that went unbeaten in 1924/25 and 1926/27 and scored a total of 32 league goals for the Hoops. He earned two

League of Ireland XI The League of Ireland XI, more recently referred to as the ''Airtricity League XI'' for sponsorship reasons, is the representative team of the League of Ireland, the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. For much of its ...

caps in 1930. Glen had three benefit games in his honour, one of which was at

Dalymount Park Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known ...

in May 1937.

Honours

League of Ireland The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally use ...

: 4 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1922–23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1931–32 * FAI Cup: 8 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936 ** Shelbourne - 1939 *

League of Ireland Shield The League of Ireland Shield ( ga, Sciath Sraithe na hÉireann) is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972. It was played before the league season began ...

: 5 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1924/25, 1926/27, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1934/35 * Leinster Senior Cup: 5 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933 * Leinster Senior League: 1 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1921–22

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glen, William 1903 births 1981 deaths Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Irish Free State men's international footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players League of Ireland players League of Ireland XI players Leinster Senior League (association football) players Men's association football defenders