John Lacy (footballer)

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

John Lacy
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-08-14) 14 August 1951
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) 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)
1985–1986 Barnet 8 (0)
1986–1987 St Albans City 29 (1)
1987–1988 St Albans City 35 (4)
1991–1992 St Albans City 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Lacy played for Merseyside Schoolboys and Lancashire Schoolboys as a junior, before joining Lancashire Combination side Marine during the 1968–69 season in which he helped them win the Liverpool Senior Non-League Cup and the Lancashire Combination League Cup.[2] While a student at the London School of Economics, Lacy played in the London Universities side which was then coached by the former England and Fulham player George Cohen. Cohen recommended him to his former club, which Lacy joined in June 1971.[3] The central defender made 168 league appearances including 4 as sub and scoring on 7 occasions in his time at Craven Cottage which includes an appearance in the 1975 FA Cup Final. In July 1978 Lacy signed for Tottenham Hotspur for a £195,000 fee, the first time that an independent transfer tribunal had been used to set the fee for a player.[3] He went on to feature in 132 matches, 9 as substitute, and to score 3 goals. He transferred to Crystal Palace in August 1983 where he went on to make a further 27 appearances. In November 1984 he moved to Norwegian football.[4] John made 86 appearances for St Albans City F.C. over 3 seasons and managed St Albans City F.C. for the 1987-88 season.

Honours

Fulham

Post-football career

After retiring from full-time football, Lacy spent 18 years working for Anglian Windows - a home improvement company. He is still involved in football with the Professional Footballers Association, as part of the White Hart Lane matchday hospitality team, and also turns out for the Spurs Legends team.[5][6]

References
  1. Hugman,B,J, (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p357 ISBN 1-85291-665-6 Retrieved 13 October 2008
  2. "Spurs legend John Lacy recalls early days playing for Marine". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. Sporting heroes Retrieved 13 October 2008
  4. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 332. ISBN 0907969542.
  5. Fulham FC memory lane-John Stacy Retrieved 6 May 2015
  6. Spurs legends team Retrieved 6 May 2015
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