John Lacy

John Lacy
Personal information
Full name John Lacy
Date of birth 14 August 1951 (1951-08-14) (age 60)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Playing position Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1971 Kingstonian 19 (0)
1971–1978 Fulham 168 (7)
1978–1983 Tottenham Hotspur 104 (2)
1983–1984 Crystal Palace 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Lacy (born 14 August 1951 in Liverpool) is a former professional footballer who played for Kingstonian, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.[1]

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Football career

Lacy, a student at the London School of Economics played in the London Universities side which was then coached by the former England and Fulham player George Cohen, who recommended him to his ex-club which Lacy joined in June 1971.[2] The central defender made 357 appearances including four as sub and scoring on seven occasions in his time at Craven Cottage which includes an appearance in the 1975 FA Cup Final. In July 1978 Lacy signed for Tottenham for a £195,000 fee (the first time that an independent transfer tribunal had been used to set the fee for a player).[2] He went on to feature in 132 matches, nine as substitute and to score three goals. He transferred to Crystal Palace in August 1983 where he went on to make a further 27 appearances.

Honours

Fulham

After football

Today, Lacy is a double glazing sales manager in the St Albans area.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hugman,B,J, (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p357 ISBN 1852916656 Retrieved 13 October 2008
  2. ^ a b Sporting heroes Retrieved 13 October 2008
  3. ^ Where are they now ? Retrieved 13 October 2008