Great memories of that trip to Turf Moor. Kevin Glendon was the player in question. Didn’t make many appearances before returning to non league football & then managed Radcliffe Borough for 20 years. Father of George who was at City before moving onto Fleetwood.
Kevin was the Manchester Evening News non league reporter for years as well...... as well as a former youth team player at City - as this from Wiki
Kevin Glendon
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Kevin Glendon
Personal information
Full name Kevin William Glendon
Date of birth 21 June 1961 (age 56)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Manchester City 0 (0)
1980–1981 Crewe Alexandra 4 (0)
1981–1983 Hyde United 94 (7)
1983–1984 Burnley 4 (0)
1984 Witton Albion 5 (0)
1984–1986 Mossley 95 (9)
1986–1987 Northwich Victoria
1987–1989 Hyde United 42 (7)
Teams managed
1990–2010 Radcliffe Borough
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Kevin William Glendon (born 21 June 1961) is an English former professional
association footballer who played as a midfielder. After his retirement from playing, he spent 20 years in charge of
Radcliffe Borough.
Glendon was with
Manchester City before joining
Crewe Alexandra. He played four times in the 1980–81 season before joining
Hyde United. He joined
Burnley in December 1983, but was limited to four league appearances there as well and, after being released in May 1984,
[1] joined
Witton Albion. He joined
Mossley in September 1984,
[2] where he remained until being transferred to
Northwich Victoria, for a fee of £200,
[3] in October 1986.
[2]
He became the regional director of coaching for the players' union,
[4] quitting in 1990 to become the full-time manager of
Radcliffe Borough. In September 2010, Glendon resigned as manager of Radcliffe, ending a 20-year relationship with the club.
His son
George is also a professional footballer.
[5]