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Ted Glossop (1934 – 31 December 1998) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach.

Playing career

He played for the St. George Dragons for eight seasons between 1950 and 1958 and played 115 games for the club scoring 17 tries. He retired after the 1958 Third Grade grand final.

Club and state coaching career

He then went on to become a first-grade coach with Cronulla-Sutherland, a Premiership-winning coach with Canterbury-Bankstown in the 1980 NSWRFL season and lastly he coached St. George to a victory in the 1988 Panasonic Cup.

Glossop is also remembered as the inaugural coach of the New South Wales State of Origin team from 1980 to 1981, being (replaced by Frank Stanton in 1982) and returning for the 1983 series.

Personal life

His son, John Glossop, was a first grade player with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1975-1983).

Glossop was also a high school teacher and principal. He was promoted from deputy principal at Gymea High School to principal of Picnic Point High School in 1979. He returned to Gymea High School as principal in the late 1980s. As a student he attended Canterbury Boys' High School.

Death

Glossop died after losing a battle with cancer in 1998.

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. Rugby League Project Coaches
3. The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (ISBN 1 875169571)
4. Rugby League Project
5. Rugby League Project
6. "The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
7. "Alumni - Canterbury Boys' High School". canterburb-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
8. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 2 January 1999
9. "December 30: Stacey gets national honour; Dogs coach dies". National Rugby League.

Sporting positions
Preceded byRoy Masters 1982–1987	Coach St. George Dragons 1988–1989	Succeeded byCraig Young 1989–1990
Preceded byFrank Stanton 1982	Coach New South Wales 1983	Succeeded byFrank Stanton 1984
Preceded byFrank Stanton 1978–1979	Coach New South Wales 1980–1981	Succeeded byFrank Stanton 1982
Preceded byMalcolm Clift 1973-1977	Coach Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1978-1983	Succeeded byWarren Ryan 1984-1987
Preceded byJohnny Raper 1975−1976	Coach Cronulla-Sutherland 1977	Succeeded byNorm Provan 1978−1980

v t e New South Wales State of Origin coaches

1980–1981 Ted Glossop 1982 Frank Stanton 1983 Ted Glossop 1984 Frank Stanton 1985 Terry Fearnley 1986–1987 Ron Willey 1988 John Peard 1989–1990 Jack Gibson 1991 Tim Sheens 1992–1996 Phil Gould 1997–1998 Tommy Raudonikis 1999–2001 Wayne Pearce 2002–2004 Phil Gould 2005 Ricky Stuart 2006–2007 Graham Murray 2008–2010 Craig Bellamy 2011–2012 Ricky Stuart 2013–2017 Laurie Daley 2018-2023 Brad Fittler 2024– Michael Maguire

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