Terry Bly

Terry Bly

Personal information
Full name	Terence Geoffrey Bly
Date of birth	(1935-10-22)22 October 1935
Place of birth	Fincham, England
Date of death	24 September 2009(2009-09-24) (aged 73)
Place of death	Grantham, England
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bury Town	?	(?)
1956–1960	Norwich City	57	(31)
1960–1962	Peterborough United	88	(81)
1962–1963	Coventry City	32	(25)
1963–1964	Notts County	29	(4)
1964–1970	Grantham	199	(125)
Total		405	(266)
Managerial career
1964–1978	Grantham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norwich City F.C. in 1959 with – from left, standing: Roy McCrohan, Ralph Hunt, Ken Nethercott, Barry Butler, Ron Ashman, Matt Crowe; crouched from left: Errol Crossan, Terry Allcock, Terry Bly, Jimmy Hill and Bobby Brennan.

Terence Geoffrey Bly (22 October 1935 – 24 September 2009) was an English football striker.

Career

He was renowned for his goalscoring prowess, most notably for Norwich City and Peterborough United, scoring a record 54 goals in the latter's inaugural Football League season of 1960–61. He then played for Coventry City and Notts County before joining Grantham in October 1964.

Coaching career

Although he retired from playing in April 1970, he continued to manage Grantham Town until 1978.

Death

Bly died on 24 September 2009, as a result of a heart attack.

External links

• Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
• Profile at Grantham Town F.C. website