Danny Glover (footballer)

Danny Glover (footballer)
For the actor, see Danny Glover.
Danny Glover
Personal information
Full name Daniel Glover[1]
Date of birth 24 October 1989 (1989-10-24) (age 22)
Place of birth Crewe, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Nuneaton Town
Youth career
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) 6 (1)
2010–2011 Worcester City ? (14)
2011– Nuneaton Town 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Daniel "Danny" Glover (born 24 October 1989 in Crewe, Cheshire) is an English football striker who plays for Conference North club Nuneaton Town.

Glover followed his father to Vale Park, rising through the Port Vale youth ranks to sign as a professional in 2007. He was a semi-regular player in 2007–08 and 2008–09, also playing on loan for Salisbury City, Rochdale, and Stafford Rangers. Released in the summer of 2010, he then spent a season with Worcester City, before joining Nuneaton Town.

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Early life

The son of former Port Vale manager and player Dean Glover, he attended Madeley High School as a teenager.

As his father was best friends with teammate Martin Foyle, Foyle allowed both the Glovers to play in his testimonial game 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.[2]

Playing career

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.[3]

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.[4]

In 2007 and 2008 he mainly appeared as a substitute, and was voted 2008 Young Player of the Year by the Port Vale management.[3] However after his father became manager on 6 October 2008, Glover received mixed receptions whilst coming onto the pitch. This was put down to his fathers performance as manager rather than any reflection on the player himself.[5] Numerous figures at the club lent their support to Glover, including captain Marc Richards.[6] After scoring his first goal of the season and second of his career, Glover vowed that "the boo-boys will only make me stronger."[7] However for the goal celebration he removed his shirt to reveal a 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.[8]

With the club languishing in the bottom half of the basement division and some fans still angry with both Glovers, Dean condemned fans who booed his son.[9] Glover Sr. would lose his job the next month. He later admitted he had considered quitting the game at this point.[10] 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.[11]

He aimed to win a new contract after his current contract expires at the end of the 2009–10 season.[12] 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.[13][14] He swiftly joined Conference National side Salisbury City on a one month loan deal, along with fellow Valiant Luke Prosser.[15] The pair made their Salisbury debuts as substitutes in a 1–0 defeat to Mansfield Town at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Former Vale teammate Kyle Perry was the goalscorer.[16] He played seven games, mostly as a substitute, before returning to Vale Park.[17] By mid-November, his impressive performances in the reserves showed a new 'appetite for the game',[18] and earned him a place on the first team bench.[19] Before the month was out he was loaned out Rochdale, also of League Two.[20] 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.[21] Glover said that the loan spell helped to boost his confidence.[22] However he still received abuse from some at Vale Park, almost a year after his father's departure.[23] 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.[24] He and Davidson immediately joined on loan at local Conference North side Stafford Rangers.[25]

In July 2010, he was on trial at Worcester City of the Conference North.[26] He impressed enough to win a contract offer from boss Carl Heeley,[27] which Glover accepted.[28] He enjoyed a highly productive 2010–11 campaign, bagging 20 goals in all competitions, including 14 in the league, also becoming the first player to score a hat-trick for the club in four years.[29][30] Despite rumours of a move to Conference National side Tamworth, Glover insisted he was happy to stay with Worcester.[31]

He left Worcester in June 2011, instead deciding to sign for league rivals Nuneaton Town.[32]

Statistics

As of 1 June 2011.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2007–08[33] Port Vale League One 15 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
2008–09[34] Port Vale League Two 23 3 2 0 0 0 26 3
2009–10[35] Port Vale League Two 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2009–10[35] Salisbury City Conference National 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2009–10[35] Rochdale League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2009–10 Stafford Rangers Conference North 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
2010–11 Worcester City Conference North ? 14 ? ? 0 0 ? 20
2011–12 Nuneaton Town Conference North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total England 56+ 19 3 0 0 0 61+ 25
Career total 56+ 19 3 0 0 0 61+ 25
Notes

Honours

with Port Vale

References

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