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Glass had a journeyman's career in football, playing for many clubs, initially as a reserve keeper for Crystal Palace. The closest he came to a trophy was reaching the final of the Auto Windscreens Shield with Bournemouth in 1998 - unfortunately Glass scored an own goal in the match, and Bournemouth lost 2-1. This was the first time a goalkeeper had scored an own goal at Wembley. A journeyman is a term used to describe a football player who has played for many clubs during his career. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an English football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of the Football League, the official name of which is frequently changed to match changes in sponsors, and which is presently called the LDV Vans Trophy. ... AFC Bournemouth is an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Glass moved to Swindon Town in the summer of 1998, but was unable to gain a regular place in the team. He moved to Carlisle United on loan late that season. His moment of fame came on May 8, 1999, in the final match of the 1998-99 season against Plymouth Argyle, which Carlisle needed to win. With the score 1-1 with only ten seconds remaining, and Carlisle winning a corner, Glass came up from his own penalty area and promptly scored, pouncing on a parry from the Plymouth goalkeeper. Carlisle got the win they needed and Scarborough were relegated to the Football Conference instead. Swindon Town Football Club are an English football team. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Plymouth Argyle Football Club, also known as the Pilgrims and based in Plymouth, are one of only two football clubs in the Football League to play in a principally green home strip. ... Scarborough Football Club are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. ... Football Conference logo The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. ...

Despite his brief fame, this was the last of just three matches Glass played at Carlisle, who were unwilling to sign him on a permanent basis. Glass spent time at several other clubs, including Oxford United, before moving to non-league clubs, and then quitting football altogether. After quitting, he worked as an IT salesman and a taxi driver, while playing Sunday league football in Bournemouth, playing as a striker. He has written an autobiography, entitled One Hit Wonder. He also enjoyed a brief stint in goal for non-league Lewes FC. Oxford United F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. ... Category: ... A taxicab (sometimes called taxi, cab, or hack) is a vehicle for hire which conveys passengers between locations of their choice. ... Sunday league football is a term used in England to describe those association football leagues which play on Sunday, as opposed to the more usual Saturday. ... Bournemouth is a seaside resort on the south coast of England. ...

His goal was selected as the 72nd greatest sporting moment ever by the Channel 4 programme 100 Greatest Sporting Moments. Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... The 100 Greatest Sporting Moments was a television programme on Channel 4 broadcast in early 2002. ...

External links

• The Observer - Do You Remember...Jimmy Glass?