Dick Groves

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Dick Groves
Personal information
Date of birth 1909/1910 [1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bristol Rovers
Southampton
Plymouth Argyle
Torquay United
Managerial career
1951 Sligo Rovers
1953 ADO Den Haag
1954 North Shore
1960 Hakoah Sydney
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard G. Groves [2] (born 1909/1910) was an English professional football player and manager. He was also active in cricket and rugby.

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Playing career

Groves played an inside forward, [2] for Bristol Rovers, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United. [3]

Coaching career

Groves coached Irish club Sligo Rovers in 1951, [3] and Dutch team ADO Den Haag in 1953. [1] [4] [5] Whilst in the Netherlands he worked with the Royal Dutch Football Association for two years. [2]

Groves also worked on the ground staff for Somerset County Cricket Club. [6]

He emigrated to Australia in 1954, working for the National Fitness Council in Toowoomba. [6] In May 1954 he became coach of North Shore in Sydney. [2]

He also coached the Toowoomba Clydesdales rugby league team. [6] He became coach of Hakoah Sydney for the 1960 season. [6]

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