Glen Southam

Glen Southam
Personal information
Full name Glen Andrew James Southam[1]
Date of birth (1980-06-10) 10 June 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Enfield 5 (0)
2000–2004 Bishop's Stortford 124 (27)
2001–2002 → Boreham Wood (loan) 5 (0)
2004–2009 Dagenham & Redbridge 201 (25)
2009 Hereford United 6 (0)
2009–2010 Bishop's Stortford 13 (2)
2010 Histon 19 (2)
2010–2011 Barnet 34 (1)
2011–2012 Dover Athletic 34 (1)
2012–2014 Eastleigh 79 (7)
2014 Chelmsford City 6 (2)
2014–2015 Sutton United 33 (1)
2015 Farnborough 1 (0)
2015–2016 Basingstoke Town 19 (1)
2016–2017 Whitehawk 29 (5)
2017–2018 Farnborough 11 (2)
2018 East Thurrock United 1 (0)
Total 620 (76)
International career
2004–2007 England C 13 (2)
Medal record
Dagenham & Redbridge
Winner Football Conference 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Glen Andrew James Southam (born 10 June 1980) is an English former semi-professional footballer.

At international level, he has represented the England semi-professional side on 13 occasions, scoring two goals.[3]

Career

Southam began his career as a non-contract player at Fulham whilst also playing for Enfield, and also in Sunday league football for Edmonton Rovers.[4] He signed for Bishop's Stortford for the 1999–2000 season and during his time at the club, he was awarded the Player of the Season award three times in 2000–01, 2002–03 and 2003–04.[5] He then suffered a serious injury and was loaned to Boreham Wood to aid his recovery.

He moved to Dagenham & Redbridge in May 2004 for a £20,000 fee – a club record for Bishop's Stortford[6][3] – and was part of their side that won promotion to the Football League in 2007. He made his Football League debut on 11 August 2007, in Dagenham's first ever Football League game, a 1–0 defeat away to Stockport County.

On 11 May 2009, Southam was released by Dagenham and Redbridge after agreeing a mutual departure with manager John Still.[7]

Southam signed for League Two side Hereford United on 22 June 2009, he made six league appearances before leaving by mutual consent on 23 October,[8] returning to former club Bishop's Stortford.[9]

On deadline day in the January 2010 transfer window, he joined Conference National club Histon on an 18-month contract. However, amidst financial trouble, Southam agreed a mutual termination of his contract at Histon at the end of the 2009–10 season.[10] Southam joined Barnet in June 2010.[11] He made his debut on the opening day of the 2010–11 season in a 2–1 loss at Chesterfield and scored his first goal for the club from the penalty spot in a 2–2 draw at Morecambe on 25 September 2010.[12][13] He left Barnet at the end of the 2010–11 season.[14]

In August 2011, he joined Dover Athletic on a one-year contract.[15] At the end of his contract in May 2012, Southam left Dover, signing for fellow Conference South side Eastleigh.[16]

After skippering the Spitfires to promotion, Southam left Eastleigh on 3 July 2014 and joined Conference South side Chelmsford City a week later,[17] before signing for Basingstoke Town on dual registration terms with Farnborough. [18] Southam was released by Basingstoke Town in April 2016,[19] signing for Brighton-based National League South side Whitehawk in September 2016, to play under his former manager at Eastleigh, Richard Hill[20] Southam joined Farnborough for the 2017–18 season.[21]

International career

Southam made 13 appearances for England C between 2004 and 2007, including playing for England in the Home Nations Non-League International Tournaments in both 2004 and 2007, all located at several Scottish Highland Football League grounds across the North of Scotland.

Honours

Dagenham & Redbridge

Eastleigh

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2010 and 30/06/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  3. ^ a b "Newsham becomes first new Gladiators signing of the summer – Non League Daily". Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Rovers Greats of the Past Archived 26 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine EdmontonRovers.co.uk, retrieved 22 June 2009.
  5. ^ BSFC Players Archived 18 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Bishop's Stortford official website, retrieved 22 June 2009.
  6. ^ BSFC Club History Archived 18 October 2005 at archive.today Bishop's Stortford official website, retrieved 22 June 2009.
  7. ^ Southam heads for Daggers exit www.bbc.co.uk
  8. ^ "Glen Southam leaves club". Hereford United F.C. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Blues' Favourite Returns". NonLeague Daily. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Stutes Sign Southam". Histon F.C. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  11. ^ "Barnet swoop for attacking trio". BBC News. 15 June 2010.
  12. ^ "Chesterfield 2–1 Barnet". BBC News. 7 August 2010.
  13. ^ "Morecambe 2–2 Barnet". BBC News. 25 September 2010.
  14. ^ "Barnet | News | Latest News | Latest News | SOUTHAM LEAVES BARNET". Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  15. ^ "Dover Athletic bring in ex-Barnet captain Glen Southam". BBC News. 17 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Eastleigh sign Dover's Southam". Daily Echo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  17. ^ "City Scoop Southam – News – Chelmsford City FC". chelmsfordcityfc.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Former Spitfires skipper Glen Southam lifts lid on gambling addiction". Southern Daily Echo. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Basingstoke Town FC Official Website – Squad Update: First Team Players Released". basingstoketown.net. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016.
  20. ^ Brian Owen (16 September 2016). "National League: Former Brighton and Hove Albion defender Dan Harding joins Whitehawk as one of three new signings". Argus. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  21. ^ Glen Southam – Aylesbury United