George Glendon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Glendon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chester | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Fleetwood Town | 47 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Carlisle United | 16 | (0) |
| 2019– | Chester | 125 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 17 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:12, 22 August 2016 (UTC) | |||
George Glendon (born 3 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Chester.[3]
Early and personal life
[edit]He is the son of former professional footballer Kevin Glendon.[2]
Club career
[edit]Manchester City
[edit]He began his career at Manchester City, where he was captain of their Elite Development Squad.[4]
Fleetwood Town
[edit]He signed on loan for Fleetwood Town in August 2016,[5] with the deal becoming permanent in January 2017.[6] Glendon was cleared of rape in January 2018.[7]
Glendon was released by Fleetwood at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]
Carlisle United
[edit]Glendon joined Carlisle United in July 2018 after signing a one-year contract.[9] He scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 EFL Trophy win over Morecambe on 4 September 2018.[10]
He was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]
Chester
[edit]In August 2019 he joined Chester on a short-term deal.[12] On 8 February 2021, Glendon was awarded the Player of the Month award for the league for January 2021.[13] He became club captain,[14] and signed a new contract with the club in May 2022.[15]
In September 2022 he returned to the first-team following injury.[16] In September 2023 he made his 100th appearance for the club.[17]
International career
[edit]He represented England at youth international level,[18] and he was called up to the Wales under-21 team in March 2015.[19]
Honours
[edit]- National League North Player of the Month: January 2021[13]
Personal life
[edit]Glendon was cleared of rape in January 2018.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 17 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2016–17[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2016–17[20] | League One | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2016–17[20] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017–18[21] | League One | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Carlisle United | 2018–19[22] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Chester | 2019–20[23] | National League North | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2020–21[24] | National League North | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22[25] | National League North | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23[26] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[27] | National League North | 42 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | ||
| 2024–25[28] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 125 | 21 | 14 | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | 148 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 197 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 238 | 25 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in League One play-offs
- ^ Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance and one goal in National League North play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017–18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 100. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ George Glendon at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ Simon Bajkowski (4 August 2015). "Man City: George Glendon confident of progress after successful summer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "George Glendon: Manchester City midfielder joins Fleetwood Town on loan". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "George Glendon: Manchester City midfielder joins Fleetwood Town permanently". BBC Sport. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ a b Naylor, Mark (12 January 2018). "Former Manchester City player cleared of raping woman". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Fleetwood: George Glendon, Chris Neal and Ricardo Kip released". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Carlisle United sign Fleetwood Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Carlisle Utd begin Checkatrade Trophy campaign with win over Morecambe in front of seventh lowest Brunton Park crowd". newsandstar.co.uk. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Carlisle United release eight players after League Two season completed". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | George Glendon joins the Blues on short term basis".
- ^ a b "The National League North's Awesome Foursome Grab Gongs". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Captain Glendon leads by example as Chester grab a key home win". The Leader. 29 August 2023.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (13 May 2022). "Chester FC agree new deal with club captain George Glendon". Cheshire Live.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (7 September 2022). "Injured George Glendon playing important role for Chester FC". Cheshire Live.
- ^ "George Glendon: 100 Chester FC Appearances!". 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "WILLIAMS NAMES SQUAD AHEAD OF U21 CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENER". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Games played by George Glendon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Games played by George Glendon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by George Glendon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2019/20". www.chester-city.co.uk.
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2020/21". www.chester-city.co.uk.
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2021/22". www.chester-city.co.uk.
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2022/23". www.chester-city.co.uk.
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2023/24". www.chester-city.co.uk.
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2024/25". www.chester-city.co.uk.
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