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'''Richard G. Groves'''<ref name="nla.gov.au">{{cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18434358?searchTerm=%2B%22richard%20g%20groves%22%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-decade=195 |title = 10 May 1954 - English Coach For North Shore Club - Trove| newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald | date=10 May 1954 }}</ref> (born 1909/1910) was an English professional [[association football|football]] player and manager. He was also active in cricket and rugby.
'''Dick Groves''' was an English professional [[association football|football]] manager who coached Dutch team [[ADO Den Haag]] in 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adofanpage.nl/coaches.htm|title=Professional Coaches ADO/FC/ADO Den Haag from 1928 up till now|accessdate=5 July 2010|publisher=ADOfanpage.nl}}</ref>


==Playing career==
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He also coached [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~sjgarvey/History/rovhist2.htm|title=Sligo Rovers History|website=homepage.eircom.net}}</ref> and [[Sydney City Soccer Club|Hakoah Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19591224&id=7fJjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9OQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1827,925888|title=The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref>
Groves played an [[inside forward]],<ref name="nla.gov.au"/> for [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]], [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] and [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]].<ref name = "SR"/>

==Coaching career==
Groves coached Irish club [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]] in 1951,<ref name = "SR">{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~sjgarvey/History/rovhist2.htm|title=Sligo Rovers History|website=homepage.eircom.net}}</ref> and Dutch team [[ADO Den Haag]] in 1953.<ref name="adofans.nl"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adofanpage.nl/coaches.htm|title=Professional Coaches ADO/FC/ADO Den Haag from 1928 up till now|access-date=5 July 2010|publisher=ADOfanpage.nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dehaagsevoetbalhistorie.nl/club/ado/|title=ADO, Hsv (Amateurs)|publisher=}}</ref> Whilst in the Netherlands he worked with the [[Royal Dutch Football Association]] for two years.<ref name="nla.gov.au"/>

Groves also worked on the ground staff for [[Somerset County Cricket Club]].<ref name = "SMH"/>

He emigrated to Australia in 1954, working for the National Fitness Council in [[Toowoomba]].<ref name = "SMH"/> In May 1954 he became coach of [[North Shore Soccer Club|North Shore]] in [[North Shore (Sydney)|Sydney]].<ref name="nla.gov.au"/>

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He also coached the [[Toowoomba Clydesdales]] rugby league team.<ref name = "SMH"/> He became coach of [[Sydney City Soccer Club|Hakoah Sydney]] for the 1960 season.<ref name = "SMH">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19591224&id=7fJjAAAAIBAJ&pg=1827,925888|title=The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:12, 21 August 2023

Dick Groves
Personal information
Date of birth 1909 or 1910[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bristol Rovers
Southampton
Plymouth Argyle
Torquay United
Managerial career
1951 Sligo Rovers
1953 ADO Den Haag
1954 North Shore
1960 Hakoah Sydney
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard G. Groves[2] (born 1909/1910) was an English professional football player and manager. He was also active in cricket and rugby.

Playing career[edit]

Groves played an inside forward,[2] for Bristol Rovers, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.[3]

Coaching career[edit]

Groves coached Irish club Sligo Rovers in 1951,[3] and Dutch team ADO Den Haag in 1953.[1][4][5] Whilst in the Netherlands he worked with the Royal Dutch Football Association for two years.[2]

Groves also worked on the ground staff for Somerset County Cricket Club.[6]

He emigrated to Australia in 1954, working for the National Fitness Council in Toowoomba.[6] In May 1954 he became coach of North Shore in Sydney.[2]

He also coached the Toowoomba Clydesdales rugby league team.[6] He became coach of Hakoah Sydney for the 1960 season.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "De nieuwe trainer ADO arriveert Zaterdag- ADO Den Haag Nieuws". www.adofans.nl.
  2. ^ a b c d "10 May 1954 - English Coach For North Shore Club - Trove". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 May 1954.
  3. ^ a b "Sligo Rovers History". homepage.eircom.net.
  4. ^ "Professional Coaches ADO/FC/ADO Den Haag from 1928 up till now". ADOfanpage.nl. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  5. ^ "ADO, Hsv (Amateurs)".
  6. ^ a b c d "The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.


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