Glynn Snodin

Glynn Snodin

Personal information
Full name	Glynn Snodin
Date of birth	14 February 1960 (1960-02-14)
Place of birth	Thrybergh, Rotherham, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Full-back
Youth career
	Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977–1985	Doncaster Rovers	309	(59)
1985–1987	Sheffield Wednesday	59	(1)
1987–1992	Leeds United	94	(10)
1991	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	8	(1)
1992	→ Rotherham United (loan)	3	(0)
1992–1993	Heart of Midlothian	34	(0)
1993–1995	Barnsley	25	(0)
1995–1997	Gainsborough Trinity
Teams managed
2000–2006	Charlton Athletic Reserves
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Glynn Snodin (born Thrybergh, Rotherham, Yorkshire in 14 February 1960) is a former professional footballer who is assistant manager at Leeds United

Playing career

He started his professional career at Doncaster Rovers as a 16-year old in 1977 and remained with the club until June 1985 as they moved up and down between Division's 4 and 3. At Doncaster he made over 300 appearances, many of them alongside his younger brother Ian.

In June 1985 he was sold for £135,000 to First Division Sheffield Wednesday, where he stayed for two seasons, playing 59 league games, and also reaching the FA Cup semi-final in 1986, before another move took him down a division to Leeds United (for a fee of £150,000) where unfortunately, his brother had already moved on. A whole-hearted and dependable player, he scored 13 goals in 116 appearances for Leeds, but found his chances limited by the arrival of Tony Dorigo. In 1989–90 he was a fringe player as Leeds gained promotion to Division 1.

He then had periods on loan to Oldham Athletic and Rotherham United, before moving North of the border to join Joe Jordan's Heart of Midlothian in March 1992. During his time at Tynecastle he scored once in the UEFA Cup versus Slavia Prague, to give Hearts a 4–2 victory which saw them progress 4–3 on aggregate. When Jordan left Tynecastle Snodin returned South to join Barnsley in July 1993, spending two seasons in the First Division, before a move to Gainsborough Trinity, where he saw out his final years with the club, retiring in the summer of 1997.

Coaching career

He became chief scout at Carlisle United under Mick Wadsworth while he took his coaching badges. He followed Wadsworth to Scarborough as youth team coach, before returning to his first club, Doncaster Rovers as assistant manager to his brother Ian.

In 2000, he joined the coaching staff at Charlton Athletic as reserve team manager, leading them to the Reserve League title in 2004 and 2005. He completed his UEFA Pro Licence alongside George Burley and in March 2006, Burley brought Snodin to Southampton as first team coach.

In a press conference on 1 June 2007, to reveal Nigel Worthington as the new manager of Northern Ireland, Snodin was made assistant manager and Fred Barber was announced as coach. On 26 June 2007, he joined his former Charlton Athletic colleague Alan Curbishley at West Ham United. When Curbishley left in September 2008 and Gianfranco Zola was appointed in his place, Snodin was not retained on the coaching staff.

Return to Leeds United

On 2 February 2009, Snodin was appointed the new assistant manager of Leeds United. Snodin was part of the Leeds management team who earned a 1–0 win away to Manchester United in the FA Cup Third Round.

External links

• Glynn Snodin career stats at Soccerbase