| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Glen Andrew James Southam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-06-10)10 June 1980 (age 45)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:50, 7 October 2017 (UTC) | |||
Glen Andrew James Southam (born 10 June 1980) is an English former semi-professionalfootballer.
At international level, he has represented theEngland semi-professional side on 13 occasions, scoring two goals.[3]
Southam began his career as a non-contract player atFulham whilst also playing forEnfield, and also inSunday league football for Edmonton Rovers.[4] He signed forBishop'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 toBoreham Wood to aid his recovery.
He moved toDagenham & 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 tothe 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 toStockport 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 sideHereford 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 2010transfer window, he joinedConference National clubHiston 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 joinedBarnet in June 2010.[11] He made his debut on the opening day of the 2010–11 season in a 2–1 loss atChesterfield and scored his first goal for the club from the penalty spot in a 2–2 draw atMorecambe on 25 September 2010.[12][13] He left Barnet at the end of the2010–11 season.[14]
In August 2011, he joinedDover Athletic on a one-year contract.[15] At the end of his contract in May 2012, Southam left Dover, signing for fellowConference South sideEastleigh.[16]
After skippering the Spitfires to promotion, Southam leftEastleigh on 3 July 2014 and joined Conference South sideChelmsford City a week later,[17] before signing forBasingstoke Town on dual registration terms withFarnborough.[18]Southam was released byBasingstoke Town in April 2016,[19]signing for Brighton-basedNational League South sideWhitehawk in September 2016, to play under his former manager atEastleigh,Richard Hill[20] Southam joinedFarnborough for the 2017–18 season.[21]
Southam made 13 appearances forEngland 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.
Dagenham & Redbridge
Eastleigh
