Danny Glover (footballer)

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Danny Glover
Glover in 2022
Personal information
Full name Daniel Glover[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Crewe, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Chasetown
Youth career
2000–2007 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Port Vale 41 (4)
2009 → Salisbury City (loan) 7 (0)
2009–2010 → Rochdale (loan) 2 (0)
2010 → Stafford Rangers (loan)
2010–2011 Worcester City
2011–2012
Nuneaton Town
 37 (17)
2012–2014 Worcester City 50 (12)
2013 →
F.C. Halifax Town
(loan)		 10 (0)
2014
Bradford Park Avenue
 8 (2)
2014–2015 Hednesford Town 28 (10)
2015 Stockport County 20 (4)
2015–2016
AFC Telford United
 11 (1)
2016–2018 Hednesford Town
2016 → Alsager Town (loan)
2018–2019 Nantwich Town 30 (10)
2019–2020 Hednesford Town 37 (18)
2020–2022 Rushall Olympic 33 (18)
2022 Hanley Town
2022–2023 Hednesford Town 18 (4)
2023– Chasetown 23 (8)
Managerial career
2020 Hednesford Town (caretaker)
2022–2023 Hednesford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:11, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Daniel Glover (born 24 October 1989) is an English footballer and manager who plays as a striker for Northern Premier League Division One West club Chasetown.

Glover followed his father,

AFC Telford United in July 2015. He rejoined Hednesford Town in January 2016 and later played on loan at Alsager Town. He signed with Nantwich Town in June 2018 before returning for a third spell at Hednesford Town in May 2019, where he also spent a brief time as caretaker manager. He signed with Rushall Olympic in October 2020 and moved on to Hanley Town
in June 2022. He returned to Hednesford Town as player-manager in December 2022 and signed for Chasetown as a player in November 2023.

Career

Port Vale

The son of former Port Vale player Dean Glover, as his father was best friends with teammate Martin Foyle, Foyle allowed both the Glovers to play in his testimonial match in 2001, with the young Glover being just eleven years old. The match also included Foyle's young son Lee, and celebrity fans Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes.[3] A product of the Vale youth team, Glover signed professionally for Port Vale after impressing for the youth side and being voted 2007 Youth Player of the Year by the Port Vale management.[4]

He has a centre-forward's first touch and receives the ball like one, too, with his back to his opponent... Glover passes well, particularly when under pressure from opponents and, when he made the odd mistake, it was nice to see him apologise... I would like him to be more aggressive in his runs when demanding the ball from team-mates in possession and concentrate better – he switched off occasionally.

— Steve Claridge gives an early evaluation of the player.[5]

Glover made his first-team debut on 9 October 2007, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Marc Richards in a 2–2 draw at Morecambe in the Football League Trophy.[6] He made his debut in League One on 4 December, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Mark McGregor in a 3–0 defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road.[7] He scored his first goal in senior football on 26 April, in a 2–2 draw with Northampton Town.[8] Having made 16 appearances, he was voted Young Player of the Year by the Port Vale management at the end of the 2007–08 relegation season.[4]

After his father became

vest that read "Happy birthday, Dad", his father's 45th birthday being the next day. He was booked for the incident and was dismissed from the field five minutes later for a second bookable offence.[12] With the club languishing in the bottom half of League Two and some fans still angry with both Glovers, Dean condemned fans who booed his son.[13] Glover Sr. would lose his job the next month. He later admitted he had considered quitting the game at this point.[14] Glover was disappointed with his performances in the 2008–09
season and insisted that being the manager's son handed him no favours:

"Whether my dad was at the club or not I knew, and the team knew, that I was only ever going to be in the team if I was playing well. I was never going to be picked just because my dad was there."

— Glover responds to accusations that he benefited from his father being club manager.[15]

He stated his aim to win a new contract at the end of the 2009–10 season.[16] However, he was transfer listed by new manager Micky Adams in August 2009, along with five other youngsters, having failed to impress in the pre-season.[17][18] He swiftly joined Conference National side Salisbury City on a one-month loan deal, along with fellow "Valiant" Luke Prosser.[19] He made his debut for the "Whites" as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Mansfield Town at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium, former Vale teammate Kyle Perry was the goalscorer.[20] He played seven games, mostly as a substitute, before returning to Vale Park.[21] By mid-November, his impressive performances in the reserves showed a new 'appetite for the game',[22] and earned him a place on the first-team bench.[23] Before the month was out he was loaned out Rochdale, also of League Two.[24] He returned to the Vale in early January, having played just two games as a late substitute, totalling just 25 minutes on the field. His opportunities at Spotland were limited by an in-form strike force and match postponements due to poor weather. Rochdale did not extend the loan spell, reportedly due to financial difficulties.[25] However, Glover said that the loan spell helped to boost his confidence.[26] He still received abuse from some at Vale Park though, almost a year after his father's departure.[27] In March 2010 he was informed that he would not be offered a new contract at the Vale at the end of the season, along with fellow youth graduates Luke Prosser and Ross Davidson.[28] He and Davidson immediately joined local Conference North side Stafford Rangers on loan.[29]

Non-League

In July 2010, Glover had a trial at Conference North club

F.C. Halifax Town on loan in March 2013, managed by Neil Aspin, citing Halifax's play-off chase as more beneficial to his development than staying with mid-table Worcester in the 2012–13 end-of-season run-in.[41]
He played ten games for the "Shaymen"; the club secured a play-off place and went on to win promotion, though Glover did not feature in the play-offs.

Glover switched to league rivals

Hyde.[2] He switched to Conference North rivals Stockport County in December 2014.[44] However, he only managed to score four goals in 20 appearances for the "Hatters" in the second half of the 2014–15 campaign.[38]

Glover was transfer-listed at

2015–16 campaign. He signed a new contract in May 2016.[38] He played two games on loan at North West Counties League Division One side Alsager Town in September 2016, scoring a hat-trick on his debut.[38] He continued his good form back at Keys Park and finished as the club's top-scorer with 13 goals in 25 starts and 10 substitute appearances as Hednesford finished 15th in the Northern Premier League Premier Division in the 2016–17 season.[38][47] He scored his 50th goal for the club on 27 March 2018, in a 5–0 victory over Basford United in the quarter-finals of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup.[48] Henesford finished 17th in the 2017–18 season, and Glover was named as both Managers Player of the Season and Sportsman of the Season for his 29 goals in all competitions.[49]

On 18 June 2018, he and teammate James Lawrie both signed with Nantwich Town, also of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[50] He lifted the Cheshire Senior Cup with the club after playing in the 5–2 final victory over Cammell Laird 1907.[51] He also helped the "Dabbers" to reach the play-offs, where they were beaten by Warrington Town in the semi-finals.[52] He rejoined Hednesford Town for a third time on 31 May 2019, joining the club as a player-coach.[53] In February 2020 he was appointed joint caretaker manager,[54] a role he held until late March.[55] He scored 20 goals in 40 games before the 2019–20 season was formally abandoned on 26 March, with all results from the season being expunged, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[56][57]

On 30 October 2020, Glover signed with Rushall Olympic, also of the Southern League Premier Division Central, who were managed by former Hednesford boss Liam McDonald.[58][59] However, the 2020–21 season was curtailed early due to the ongoing pandemic on 24 February 2021.[60] The "Pics" qualified for the play-offs at the end of the 2021–22 season, but were beaten 3–0 by Coalville Town in the semi-finals.[61] He scored 24 goals from 50 appearances in the 2021–22 season.[57] Rushall qualified for the play-offs with a fourth-place finish but were beaten 3–0 by Coalville Town in the semi-finals.[62]

On 30 June 2022, Northern Premier League Division One West side Hanley Town announced the signing of Glover.[63] On 17 December 2022, Glover returned to Hednesford Town as player-manager.[64] Hednesford were relegated at the end of the 2022–23 season amid a financial crisis, with Glover contributing four goals from eighteen playing appearances.[65][57]

On 1 November 2023, he signed with Chasetown, with manager Mark Swann saying that he "will be a massive addition for the football club".[66] He scored against Stalybridge Celtic on his debut.[67] He scored 12 goals in 27 games in the 2023–24 campaign, including a goal in the Walsall Senior Cup final defeat to Rushall Olympic.[68]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2024.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 2007–08[69] League One 15 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 16 1
2008–09[70] League Two 23 3 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 26 3
2009–10[71] League Two 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 41 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 46 4
Salisbury City (loan) 2009–10[71] Conference National 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Rochdale (loan) 2009–10[71] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Nuneaton Town
 2011–12[72] Conference North 37 17 3 1 0 0 7[b] 3 47 21
Worcester City 2012–13[73] Conference North 29 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
2013–14[73] Conference North 21 2 2 0 0 0 3[c] 0 26 2
Total 50 12 3 0 0 0 3 0 56 12
F.C. Halifax Town
(loan)		 2012–13[73] Conference North 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Bradford Park Avenue
 2013–14[73] Conference North 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Hednesford Town 2013–14[73] Conference North 7 1 0 0 0 0 2[d] 1[d] 9 2
2014–15[73] Conference North 21 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 9
Total 28 10 0 0 0 0 2 1 30 11
Stockport County 2014–15[73] Conference North 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4
AFC Telford United
2015–16[73]
 National League North 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Hednesford Town
2015–16[73]
 National League North 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Nantwich Town 2018–19[74] Northern Premier League Premier Division 30 10 0 0 0 0 9 1 39 11
Hednesford Town 2019–20[57] Southern League Premier Division Central 31 17 3 1 1 0 5[c] 2 40 20
2020–21[57] Southern League Premier Division Central 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 3
Total 37 18 5 3 1 0 5 2 48 23
Rushall Olympic 2020–21[57] Southern League Premier Division Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 2 0
2021–22[57] Southern League Premier Division Central 33 18 3 2 4 1 8[e] 3 48 24
Total 33 18 3 2 4 1 10 3 50 24
Hednesford Town 2022–23[57] Southern League Premier Division Central 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
2023–24[57] Northern Premier League Division One West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
Chasetown 2023–24[68] Northern Premier League Division One West 23 8 0 0 0 0 4[f] 4 27 12
Career total[g] 371 109 17 6 5 1 42 14 435 130
  1. ^ a b Appearance/s in the Football League Trophy.
  2. ^ 2 appearances in the FA Trophy, 2 appearances and 2 goals in the Birmingham Senior Cup and 3 appearances and 1 goal in the play-offs.
  3. ^ a b c Appearance/s in the FA Trophy.
  4. ^ a b Appearance/s and goal/s in the play-offs.
  5. ^ 2 appearances and 2 goals in the FA Trophy, 4 appearances and 1 goal in the Walsall Senior Cup, 1 appearance in the Staffordshire Senior Cup and 1 appearance in the play-offs.
  6. ^ Appearance/s and goal/s in the Walsall Senior Cup.
  7. ^ Complete statistics for Stafford Rangers, Worcester City, Hednesford Town, Alsager Town and Hanley Town not recorded.

Honours

Nuneaton Town

Nantwich Town

Chasetown

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