Frederick Groves (6 May 1892 – 1980) was an English

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who played in

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for Lincoln City,

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They compete in , the third tier of English football league system, English football. Huddersfield Town we ...

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

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and

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Career

Groves was born in

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and began his career with his local club Lincoln City in 1909. He played seven times for the "Imps", scoring once, and then played for

Worksop Town Worksop Town Football Club is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. The team play in the . They are nicknamed ''The Tigers'' and play their home games at Sandy Lane in Worksop. History Previous clubs The club claims it w ...

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history ...

and

Pontypridd Pontypridd ( , ), Colloquialism, colloquially referred to as ''Ponty'', is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre. Geography Pontypridd comprises the ...

before joining

in 1921. He scored seven goals in 12 matches for Rovers which promoted

to sign him in November 1921. He scored 12 goals for Stoke in 1921–22 helping them to gain promotion to the First Division. However, Groves struggled in the top flight, scoring just once in 13 matches and was released at the end of the campaign. He then spent two years with

and later played for Rhyl Athletic and Sutton Town.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Groves, Frederick 1892 births 1980 deaths English men's footballers Footballers from Lincoln, England Men's association football forwards Lincoln City F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Pontypridd F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players Ashfield United F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen