Teddy Glover Explained

Teddy Glover
Fullname:Charles Edward Glover
Birth Date:1902 4, df=y
Birth Place:Bootle, Liverpool, England
Death Place:Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Height:[1]
Position:Full back
Youthclubs1:Byker West End
Years1:1922–1925
Years2:1925–1927
Years3:1927–1928
Years4:1928–1930
Years5:1930
Years6:1931–1932
Years7:1932–1934
Years8:1934–1940
Clubs1:New Brighton
Clubs2:Southport
Clubs3:Wigan Borough
Clubs4:New York Giants
Clubs5:New York Soccer Club
Clubs6:New York Giants
Clubs7:New York Americans
Clubs8:Brookhattan
Clubs9:Pfaelzer
Clubs10:Brooklyn S.C.
Caps1:32
Caps2:55
Caps3:12
Caps4:75
Caps5:27
Caps6:34
Goals1:?
Goals2:?
Goals3:?
Goals4:0
Goals5:1
Goals6:0

Charles Edward "Teddy" Glover (7 April 1902 – 8 February 1993) was a US soccer full back who began his career in the lower English divisions before playing several seasons in the American Soccer League. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

In August 1922, Glover began his professional career with New Brighton A.F.C. of the English Third Division North. On 14 July 1925, he moved to Southport for two seasons. On 5 August 1927, he was transferred to Wigan Borough F.C. In 1928, he moved to the United States where he signed with the New York Giants of the Eastern Soccer League. The Giants moved to the American Soccer League in 1930, playing as the New York Soccer Club. In the spring of 1931, Glover moved to the New York Giants. However, this was a different team than the previous Giants. When the first Giants renamed themselves the New York Soccer Club, the owner of the New York Nationals decided to rename the Nationals the Giants. In the spring of 1931, the Giants won the ASL championship.[2] The Giants folded after the spring 1932 season and Glover moved to the New York Americans. The first ASL collapsed in the summer of 1933, to be replaced by the second ASL. The Americans moved to the new league. In 1934, Glover joined Brookhattan of the ASL, remaining with them until 1940. He then finished out his career with Pfaelzer S.C. of the German American Soccer League and Brooklyn S.C.

Glover was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.[3]

Teddy also served as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Colorado (now CSU-Pueblo) in 1991 and 1992.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Optimists of the North. New Brighton . Athletic News . Manchester . 6 August 1923 . 6.
  2. Book: Jose, Colin . American Soccer League, 1921–1931 . Hardback . The Scarecrow Press . 1998 . 0-8108-3429-4 . .
  3. Web site: Teddy Glover – 1965 Inductee National Soccer Hall of Fame . 2023-12-19 . Teddy Glover – 1965 Inductee National Soccer Hall of Fame . en.