Dick Groves
Richard G. Groves[2] (born 1909/1910) was an English professional football player and manager. He was also active in cricket and rugby.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1909/1910[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bristol Rovers | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | |||
| Torquay United | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1951 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 1953 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 1954 | North Shore | ||
| 1960 | Hakoah Sydney | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Groves played an inside forward,[2] for Bristol Rovers, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.[3]
Coaching career
Groves coached Irish club Sligo Rovers in 1951,[3] and Dutch team ADO Den Haag in 1953.[1][4][5] Whilst in the Netherlands he worked with the Royal Dutch Football Association for two years.[2]
Groves also worked on the ground staff for Somerset County Cricket Club.[6]
He emigrated to Australia in 1954, working for the National Fitness Council in Toowoomba.[6] In May 1954 he became coach of North Shore in Sydney.[2]
He also coached the Toowoomba Clydesdales rugby league team.[6] He became coach of Hakoah Sydney for the 1960 season.[6]
References
- "De nieuwe trainer ADO arriveert Zaterdag- ADO Den Haag Nieuws". www.adofans.nl.
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18434358?searchTerm=%2B%22richard%20g%20groves%22%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-decade=195
- "Sligo Rovers History". homepage.eircom.net.
- "Professional Coaches ADO/FC/ADO Den Haag from 1928 up till now". ADOfanpage.nl. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- "ADO, Hsv (Amateurs)".
- "The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.