Charles Edward "Teddy" Glover (7 April 1902 in

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, Liverpool, England – 8 February 1993 in

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) 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

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of the English

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. On 14 July 1925, he moved to

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for two seasons. On 5 August 1927, he was transferred to

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In 1928, he moved to the United States where he signed with the

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of the

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. The Giants moved to the American Soccer League in 1930, playing as the

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. 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. The Giants folded after the spring 1932 season and Glover moved to the

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. 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

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of the ASL, remaining with them until 1940. He then finished out his career with Pfaelzer S.C. of the

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and Brooklyn S.C. Glover was inducted into the

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in 1951. Teddy also served as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Colorado (now CSU-Pueblo) in 1991 and 1992.

References

External links

National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
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