Leonard Glover (born 31 January 1944) is a retired footballer, a flamboyant left winger who played for

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and

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. Considered one of the greatest players to don a Leicester City shirt and once described as the "best uncapped winger in the world", the acerbic and quick-witted

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is often referred to in

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's seminal "One Hump or Two": for example, when locally born defender Alan Woollett's dog died manager

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tried to get his players to show respectful sympathy towards the defender — a feat Glover was singularly unable to do. While at Leicester he helped them win the

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. Later, he had a spell at Kettering Town, and a spell as joint manager of Harlow Town with

Bobby Kellard Robert Sydney William Kellard (1 March 1943 – 10 January 2021) was an English professional association football, footballer. He represented England national football team, England at youth level. Early league career Kellard, a much-travelled ...

, and since the 2006

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a hard hitting blog. Glover was the captain of the

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during the 1977 NASL season. He served as the Rowdies' caretaker manager for one game in June 1977 after

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abruptly resigned, and before John Boyle was hired on to finish the season.

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1944 births Leicester City F.C. players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Tampa Bay Rowdies coaches Living people North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Association football midfielders English footballers Player-coaches English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers English football managers FA Cup Final players {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub