John Glover (soccer player)

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John Glover
Personnel
Surname John William Glover
birthday October 28, 1876
place of birth West Bromwich ,  England
date of death April 20, 1955
Place of death Dudley ,  England
position Right defender
Juniors
Years station
West Bromwich Unity
Great Bridge Unity
Halesowen
Rudge-Whitworth
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1896-1897 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
1897-1899 Blackburn Rovers 25 (0)
1899-1900 New Brompton 24 (0)
1900-1903 Liverpool FC 59 (0)
1904-1908 Small Heath / Birmingham FC 116 (2)
1908-1910 Brierley Hill Alliance
1 Only league games are given.

John William Glover (born October 28, 1876 in West Bromwich , † April 20, 1955 in Dudley ; also Jack Glover ) was an English football player . As a right defender , he won the English championship with Liverpool FC in 1901.

Life

Born and raised in West Bromwich , Glover began his career in 1897 with the Blackburn Rovers . From 1900 he played for Liverpool, with whom he won the English championship in the 1900/01 season. In 1904 Glover moved to Birmingham City , where he played until 1908. This was followed by two years at the lower class club Brierley Hill Alliance and in 1910 his career ended.

In total, Glover had played 175 first division games for Liverpool and Birmingham.

After the end of his sporting career, Glover owned a pub in Dudley. He also represented Shropshire in bowls . He died in 1955 at the age of 78.

successes

Web link

literature

  • Matthews, Tony: Birmingham City: A Complete Record . Breedon Books, 1995, ISBN 1-85983-010-2 , pp. P. 90.
  • Joyce, Michael: Football League Players' Records. 1888 to 1939. 4Edge, 2004, ISBN 1-899468-67-6 , pp. 101 .
personal data
SURNAME Glover, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Glover, John William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH West Bromwich
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1955
Place of death Dudley