George Glendon

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George Glendon
Personal information
Full name George Glendon[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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 40 (5)
National team‡
2011 England U16 1 (0)
2011 England U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:42, 8 February 2021 (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 for Chester as a midfielder.[3]

Early and personal life[]

He is the son of former professional footballer Kevin Glendon.[2]

Club career[]

Manchester City[]

He began his career at Manchester City, where he was captain of their Elite Development Squad.[4]

Fleetwood Town[]

He signed on loan for Fleetwood Town in August 2016,[5] with the deal becoming permanent in January 2017.[6] Glendon was released by Fleetwood at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

Carlisle United[]

Glendon joined Carlisle United in July 2018 after signing a one-year contract.[8] He scored his first professional goal in a 3-2 EFL Trophy win over Morecambe on 4 September 2018.[9]

He was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season.[10]

Chester[]

In August 2019 he joined Chester on a short-term deal.[11] On 8 February 2021, Glendon was awarded the Player of the Month award for the league for January 2021.[12]

International career[]

He represented England at youth international level,[13] and he was called up to the Wales under-21 team in March 2015.[14]

Honours[]

Career statistics[]

As of 8 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2016–17[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2016–17[15] League One 9 0 4 0 0 0 3[a] 0 16 0
Fleetwood Town 2016–17[15] League One 17 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 19 0
2017–18[16] League One 30 0 5 0 0 0 1[a] 0 36 0
Fleetwood Town Total 47 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 55 0
Carlisle United 2018–19[17] League Two 16 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 1 19 1
Chester 2019–20 National League North 23 2 2 0 — 5[c] 1 30 3
2020–21 National League North 17 3 3 0 — 1[d] 0 21 3
Chester Total 40 5 5 0 — 6 1 51 6
Career total 112 5 14 0 0 0 15 2 141 7
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in League One Play-Offs
  3. ^ 4 appearances in FA Trophy and one appearance and one goal in National League North Play Offs
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 100. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ George Glendon at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ Simon Bajkowski (4 August 2015). "Man City: George Glendon confident of progress after successful summer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ "George Glendon: Manchester City midfielder joins Fleetwood Town on loan". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ "George Glendon: Manchester City midfielder joins Fleetwood Town permanently". BBC Sport. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Fleetwood: George Glendon, Chris Neal and Ricardo Kip released". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Carlisle United sign Fleetwood Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Carlisle United release eight players after League Two season completed". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | George Glendon joins the Blues on short term basis".
  12. ^ a b "The National League North's Awesome Foursome Grab Gongs". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 8 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  14. ^ "WILLIAMS NAMES SQUAD AHEAD OF U21 CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENER". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by George Glendon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Games played by George Glendon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by George Glendon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.


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