Allan Glover

Allan Richard Glover (born 21 October 1950) is an English retired professional football inside forward and winger, best remembered for his eight years in the Football League with West Bromwich Albion. He also played for Orient, Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Southend United.

For the South Australian artist, see Allan C. Glover.

Allan Glover
Personal information
Full name Allan Richard Glover[1]
Date of birth (1950-10-21) 21 October 1950
Place of birth Staines, England
Position(s) Inside forward, winger, midfielder
Youth career
0000–1968 Queens Park Rangers
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)
1977–1978 Orient 37 (5)
1978–1980 Brentford 23 (2)
Staines Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Glover began his career at Queens Park Rangers and made seven appearances during a disastrous 1968–69 season,[2] which saw Rangers relegated from the First Division.[3] He departed Rangers in June 1969.[4]

West Bromwich Albion

Glover signed for First Division club West Bromwich Albion in June 1969 for a fee £70,000, with Albion Winger Clive Clark transferring the other way to Loftus Road as a makeweight.[5] Glover's progression at The Hawthorns was slow and he failed to break through into the team until 1973–74, when he made 42 appearances and scored five goals.[6] He made 41 appearances and scored two goals during the 1974–75 season, before falling out of favour with new manager Johnny Giles.[6] Glover departed West Bromwich Albion in March 1977, having made 107 appearances and scored 10 goals for the club.[6]

Southend United (loan)

Glover joined Third Division club Southend United on loan midway through the 1975–76 season.[1] Glover had one of the shortest careers on record at Roots Hall, due to being carried off injured after 30 seconds on his debut on New Year's Day 1976.[5][7]

Brentford (loan)

Glover signed for Fourth Division club Brentford on loan in October 1976.[5] He impressed enough during his six appearances for manager Bill Dodgin to bid for a permanent transfer, but a terms failed to be agreed.[5]

Orient

Glover and West Bromwich Albion teammate Joe Mayo transferred to Second Division club Orient in March 1977, as the makeweights in the deal which took Laurie Cunningham to The Hawthorns for £110,000.[8] Glover failed to win a regular place in the first team at Brisbane Road and he made 37 league appearances and scored five goals during an 18-month stay.[4][9]

Return to Brentford

Now playing in the Third Division, Brentford manager Bill Dodgin finally signed Glover on a permanent contract in November 1978.[5] He failed to challenge for a regular first team place and made just 26 appearances, scoring two goals, before being released at the end of the 1979–80 season.[5][10]

Staines Town

After his release from Brentford, Glover dropped into non-league football and joined hometown Isthmian League Premier Division club Staines Town.[9]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 1968–69[2] First Division 6 0 1 0 0 0 — 7 0
West Bromwich Albion 1969–70[6] First Division 2 1 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 4 2
1970–71[6] 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
1971–72[6] 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
1972–73[6] 5 1 0 0 0 0 — 5 1
1973–74[6] Second Division 37 5 4 0 1 0 — 42 5
1974–75[6] 36 2 0 0 3 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 41 2
1975–76[6] 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
1976–77[6] First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 92 9 4 0 6 0 5 1 117 10
Southend United (loan) 1975–76[7] Third Division 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Brentford (loan) 1976–77[10] Fourth Division 6 0 — — — 6 0
Brentford 1978–79[10] Third Division 19 2 1 0 — — 20 2
1979–80[10] 4 0 0 0 2 0 — 6 0
Brentford total 29 2 1 0 2 0 — 32 2
Career total 128 11 6 0 8 0 5 1 157 12
  1. Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
  2. Appearances in Texaco Cup

References
  1. "Allan Glover". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – Files – 1968–69". Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. Queens Park Rangers F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  4. "Allan Glover". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 66. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  6. "Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  7. "SUFCdb – Player Profile". sufcdb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  8. "25 Years On: The Remarkable Story Of Laurie Cunningham". leytonorient.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  9. Allan Glover at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  10. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–395. ISBN 0951526200.
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