John Glover (footballer)

John Glover

Personal information
Full name	John William Glover
Date of birth	(1876-10-28)28 October 1876
Place of birth	West Bromwich, England
Date of death	20 April 1955(1955-04-20) (aged 78)
Place of death	Dudley, England
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
–	West Bromwich Unity
–	Great Bridge Celtic
–	Halesowen
–	Rudge-Whitworth
–	Newton Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1896–1897	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
1897–1899	Blackburn Rovers	25	(0)
1899–1900	New Brompton
1900–1903	Liverpool	59	(0)
1904–1908	Small Heath / Birmingham	116	(2)
1908–1910	Brierley Hill Alliance
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Glover (28 October 1876 – 20 April 1955), also known as Jack Glover, was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.

Born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, Glover made 175 appearances in the First Division for Liverpool and Small Heath (later Birmingham), and in the 1900–01 season won the league championship with Liverpool. He was a strong-tackling defender and formed an excellent full-back pairing with Frank Stokes at Birmingham.

Glover played for the Football League representative team and played in England trials, but was not selected for the national team. After retiring from football he kept a public house in Dudley, Worcestershire, and also represented Shropshire at bowls. He died in Dudley at the age of 78.

Honours

with Liverpool

• Football League First Division champions 1900–01.

References

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
• John Glover's profile at lfchistory.net