Bob Glendenning

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fullname = Robert "Bob" Glendenning
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dateofbirth = birth date|1888|6|6
cityofbirth = Washington, Co. Durham
dateofdeath = death date and age|1940|11|19|1888|06|06
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countryofbirth = England
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position = Half Back
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years = ?–?
?–1913
1913–1915
?–?
clubs = Washington United F.C.
Barnsley
Bolton
Accrington Stanley
caps(goals) = 00? (?)
00? (?)
073 (0)
00? (?)
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nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
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manageryears = 1923
?–1928
1925–1940

managerclubs = Netherlands
Koninklijke HFC
Netherlands

Robert "Bob" Glendenning (6 June 1888 in New Washington, Tyne and Wear; died 19 November 1940) was a professional footballer, who played as a half back for several English sides prior to and just after the First World War. He later went on to coach the Dutch international side.

Club career

He started his career at home side Washington United F.C. before transferring to Barnsley sometime prior to 1910. He played in both FA Cup finals that Barnsley reached in 1910 and 1912.Cite web|url=http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1910.html|title=fa-cupfinals.co.uk| accessdate=2008-02-26 | publisher=fa-cupfinals.co.uk| author=] Cite web|url=http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1912.html|title=fa-cupfinals.co.uk| accessdate=2008-02-26 | publisher=fa-cupfinals.co.uk| author=] . In the first Barnsley lost in the replay to Newcastle. The second also went to a replay but Barnsley won, defeating West Bromwich Albion by one goal in extra time. The "Manchester Guardian" praised his play in the first match Citation
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title = The Cup Final
newspaper = Manchester Guardian
pages = p3
year = 1912
date = 1912-04-22
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title = Barnsley's Victory
newspaper = Manchester Guardian
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year = 1912
date = 1912-04-25
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In March 1913 he transferred to Bolton who he played a total of 83 games for as club captain. Bolton reached the FA cup semi-finals in 1915 where they were defeated by Sheffield United captained by George Utley his fellow wing half from Barnsley. After the war he played for Accrington Stanley.Cite web|url=http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s474/st84138.htm|title=Walking Down the Manny Road| accessdate=2008-03-06 | publisher=TheFootball Network.net| author=Mark Heys]

Coaching career

After the end of his playing career he took up coaching and moved to the Netherlands.He would have a short spell, only one game, a 4–1 victory over Switzerland, as coach of the national side in 1923. He would then coach Koninklijke HFC until 1928. He was made the permanent coach of the Netherlands in 1925, holding both coaching positions up until the 1928 Summer Olympics [1928 Summer Olympics Netherlands Men's Football squad] when he choose to focus on the national team.He would remain the manager of the Oranje until 1940, leading them to the World Cup finals in 1934 [1934 FIFA World Cup squads] and 1938 [1938 FIFA World Cup squads] . The tournaments would be disappointments, exiting in the first round on both occasions, to Switzerland by a score of 3–2, in 1934, and then to Czechoslovakia by 3–0, in 1938.Glendenning managed the Oranje through 87 games, with 36 wins, 36 losses and 15 draws [Cite url|url=http://www.voetbalstats.nl/nedxi/co17.html|title=Statistics for the Oranje - Bob Glendenning (Dutch)] .To this day he remains the Dutch national coach with the most victories.By comparison, the only Dutch coach Rinus Michels to win a major trophy, Euro 1988, had 30 [Cite url|url=http://www.voetbalstats.nl/nedxi/co3.html|title=Statistics for the Oranje - Rinus Michels (Dutch)] victories from 53 games, over an 18 year (1974 to 1992) on again off again association with the national team.While Dick Advocaat managed 31 [Cite url|url=http://www.voetbalstats.nl/nedxi/co8.html|title=Statistics for the Oranje - Dick Advocaat (Dutch)] victories from 55 games and more recently Marco van Basten had 35 [Cite url|url=http://www.voetbalstats.nl/nedxi/co10.html|title=Statistics for the Oranje - Marco van Basten (Dutch)] wins from 48 games before being knocked out at the quarter final stage of Euro 2008. Following Euro 2008, Van Basten would leave to manage Ajax.

Glendenning's last game as a manager was the 4–2 victory over Belgium played on April 21 1940, the game was also Abe Lenstra's second international cap. Three weeks later the Dutch national side would be in Luxembourg to play there next international match, but the game would never be played because of the German invasion of the Netherlands.He would pass away on November 19 of that same year. He is buried in Bolton (England) where the KNVB has maintained and replaced his headstone.

Honours

Barnsley
*FA Cup
**Winner (1): 1912
**Runner-up (1): 1910

References

:"In some references he is referred to as Bob Glendinning"