John William Glover (29 October 1896 – 19 March 1962) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played for

Southport Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...

and

Wigan Borough Wigan Borough Football Club was an English football club from the town of Wigan, Lancashire. their forerunners were Wigan A.F.C., Wigan County, Wigan United and Wigan Town, County and Town having folded. Beginnings According to the Wigan Ob ...

. Born in

Blowick Blowick is a suburb on the east side of the town of Southport, Merseyside, England. History and etymology Blowick is part of the ancient parish of North Meols and was formerly a detached settlement, on the northern fringe of what is now Southp ...

, Glover began his professional career with his hometown club

, scoring 33 goals in 54

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appearances. before being signed by

in January 1923 for a fee of £1,250. He was Wigan's top scorer in the 1924–25 season, with a total of 15 goals, but broke his leg in the penultimate game of the season against

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

. He played twice during the following season, but never fully recovered from the injury, effectively ending his career at the professional level.

References

1896 births 1962 deaths Footballers from Southport English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Southport F.C. players English Football League players Wigan Borough F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub