Allan Glover
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Richard Glover[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Staines, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward, winger, half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1968–1969 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | (0) |
| 1969–1977 | West Bromwich Albion | 92 | (9) |
| 1976 | → Southend United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1976 | → Brentford (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Orient | 37 | (5) |
| 1978–1980 | Brentford | 23 | (2) |
| Staines Town | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Allan Glover is a retired English football inside forward and winger best remembered for his eight years in the Football League with West Bromwich Albion.[1] He also played for Orient, Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Southend United.[1]
Club career
Queens Park Rangers
Glover began his career at Queens Park Rangers, making six appearances during a disastrous 1968/69 season which saw Rangers relegated from Division One. He departed Rangers in June 1969.[2]
West Bromwich Albion
Glover signed for Division One side West Bromwich Albion in June 1969 for a £70000, with Baggies winger Clive Clark transferred the other way to Loftus Road as a makeweight.[1] Glover's progression at The Hawthorns was slow, failing to register double-digit appearances in a season until 1973/74, when he broke into the team, making 42 appearances and scoring five goals.[3] He registered 41 appearances and two goals in the 1974/75 season, before falling out of favour with new manager Johnny Giles.[3] Glover departed West Brom in March 1977, having made 107 appearances and scored 10 goals for the club.[3]
Southend United (loan)
Out of favour at West Bromwich Albion, Glover joined Division Three side Southend United on loan midway through the 1975/76 season.[4] Glover had one of the shortest careers on record at Roots Hall, being carried off injured after 30 seconds on his debut on New Year's Day 1976.[1][4]
Brentford (loan)
Glover signed for Division Four side Brentford on loan in October 1976.[1] He impressed enough during his six appearances for manager Bill Dodgin to bid for a permanent transfer, but a terms failed to be agreed.[1]
Orient
Glover and West Bromwich Albion teammate Joe Mayo joined Division Two club Orient in March 1977 as the makeweights in a deal which took Laurie Cunningham to The Hawthorns for £110000.[5] Glover failed to win a regular place in the first team at Brisbane Road, making 37 league appearances and scoring five goals in an 18-month stay, departing in November 1978.[2][6]
Return to Brentford
Now playing Division Three football, Bill Dodgin finally signed Glover on a permanent deal in November 1978.[1] He failed to challenge for a regular first team place, making just 26 appearances and scoring two goals before being released at the end of the 1979/80 season.[1]
Staines Town
After his release from Brentford, Glover dropped into non-league football and joined hometown Isthmian League Premier Division club Staines Town.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 66. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 "Allan Glover". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Albion Till We Die - An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 1 2 "SUFCdb - Player Profile". sufcdb.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ @leytonorientfc. "25 Years On: The Remarkable Story Of Laurie Cunningham". leytonorient.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 1 2 http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player7/allanglover.html