Gilbert Glidden

Gilbert Glidden
Personal information
Full name	Gilbert Swinburne Glidden
Date of birth	15 December 1915
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Date of death	October 1988 (age 72)
Place of death	Staffordshire, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward; Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1932–1933	Sunderland
1935–1936	Port Vale
1936–1950	Reading
1950–?	Leyton Orient
Total
International career
	England Schoolboys
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilbert Swinburne Glidden (15 December 1915 – October 1988) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland, Port Vale, Reading, and Leyton Orient.

Career[edit]

Glidden was signed to Sunderland, before joining Port Vale in May 1935.^[1] He played five Second Division games and one FA Cup game in the 1935–36 season, and scored one goal in a 2–1 win over Bradford City at The Old Recreation Ground on 18 January.^[1] The "Valiants" were relegated, and Glidden moved on to Reading.^[1] The "Royals" competed in the Third Division South, finishing fifth in 1936–37, sixth in 1937–38, and fifth in 1938–39. He scored 24 goals in 111 league appearances at Elm Park. He guested for Tranmere Rovers, Aldershot, Crewe Alexandra, Everton and Manchester United during World War II.^[1] He played one game for Leyton Orient after the war.

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1932–33	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Vale	1935–36	Second Division	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
Reading	1936–37	Third Division South	20	5	1	0	0	0	21	5
	1937–38	Third Division South	4	1	0	0	1	1	5	2
	1938–39	Third Division South	9	0	1	1	2	0	12	1
	1945–46		0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1946–47	Third Division South	34	5	4	0	0	0	38	5
	1947–48	Third Division South	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	1948–49	Third Division South	22	12	0	0	0	0	22	12
	1949–50	Third Division South	15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
	Total		111	24	8	1	3	1	122	26
Leyton Orient	1950–51	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			117	25	9	1	3	1	129	27

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 111. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ "Reading. Newcomers with big reputations". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gilbert Glidden at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)