John William Glover (29 October 1896 – 19 March 1962) was an English footballer who played for Southport and Wigan Borough.

Billy Glover
Personal information
Full name John William Glover[1]
Date of birth (1896-10-29)29 October 1896
Place of birth Blowick, Southport, England
Date of death 19 March 1962(1962-03-19) (aged 65)
Place of death Southport, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Youth career
St Paul's
Maple Crescent
Blowick Working Lads
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920 Lancaster Town
1920–1923 Southport 54 (33)
1923–1926 Wigan Borough 94 (33)
1926 Southport 0 (0)
1926–1927 Mold Town
1927–1928 Burscough Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Blowick, Southport, Glover began his professional career with his hometown club Southport, scoring 33 goals in 54 Football League appearances.[3] before being signed by Wigan Borough in January 1923 for a fee of £1,250.[4] 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. He played twice during the following season, but never fully recovered from the injury, effectively ending his career at the professional level.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Billy Glover at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Optimists of the North. Wigan Borough". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Billy Glover". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b Dykes, Garth (2011). Wigan Borough in the Football League : A Complete Record and Who's Who, 1921-31. Nottingham: Tony Brown. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-1-905891-53-5.