Frederick Groves (footballer, born 1891)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick William Groves[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Shadwell, England | ||
Date of death | 1965 (aged 73–74) | ||
Position(s) |
inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Barnet & Alston | |||
1911 |
Glossop | 9 | (0) |
1912–1921 |
Woolwich Arsenal | 50 | (6) |
1916 | → Brentford (guest) | 1 | (0) |
1921–1923 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 53 | (2) |
1924 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | (0) |
Dartford | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick William Groves (13 January 1891 – 1965) was an English professional
Life and career
Born in
He continued to be a bit-part player in the two seasons Arsenal spent in the Football League Second Division, playing just five games in two years. After first-class football was suspended for the First World War, Groves found more chances to play in the side in wartime games, and made 133 appearances in wartime matches for Arsenal, and was a semi-regular on the resumption of League football in 1919–20, playing 29 League games that season (as Arsenal had since been elected to the First Division). He played another 13 the following season, before leaving the club in August 1921; in total he played 53 games in League and FA Cup for Arsenal, scoring seven goals.[3]
He saw out his career, firstly at Brighton & Hove Albion for three years, and then Charlton Athletic in 1924–25.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 1912–13[4]
|
First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1913–14[4]
|
Second Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
1914–15[4]
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1919–20[4]
|
First Division | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 6 | |
1920–21[4]
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13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Career total | 50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 7 |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ "Fred Groves". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899429-03-5.
- ^ a b c d e "Frederick William Groves". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.