Marcus Glasscock


Herbert Marcus Glasscock was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.

Family

The son of Herbert Thomas Glasscock, and Alice Betsy Glasscock, née Greaves, Herbert Marcus Glasscock was born at Monomeith, Victoria on 3 September 1900.
He married Kathleen Violet "Kate" Barling in 1937.

Education

He attended Caulfield Grammar School in East St Kilda for three years, from 1916 to 1918. He played cricket for the school's First XI, and football for the school's First XVIII.
In his last year at Caulfield Grammar, Glasscock, an excellent student, was not only the school captain, but was also the captain of the school's First XI and its First XVIII teams.

Football

He had been captain of Caulfield Grammar's First XVIII in 1918.

Lang Lang

Glasscock came to the attention of VFL recruiters while playing for Lang Lang. In their 1922 premiership victory, Lang Lang were trailing by five points with almost no time left: Glasscock kicked a goal from 50 yards out, winning the match for Lang Lang by a point.

Melbourne

Recruited from Lang Lang, he played his first senior match, at half-forward flank, for the Melbourne Football Club in the round 16 match against the Essendon Football Club, at Windy Hill, on 1 September 1923.
In all he played six senior matches with Melbourne.
His last match was the round 8 match against the Fitzroy Football Club, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 14 June 1924.

Lang Lang

Granted a clearance from Melbourne, he returned to Lang Lang in 1925.

Death

He died in New South Wales on 11 October 1979 and his ashes are interred at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.