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 29) [2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chester
Number 8
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 125 (21)
International career‡
2011 England U16 1 (0)
2011 England U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 17 September 2024 (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 as a midfielder for National League North club Chester. [3]

Contents

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 cleared of rape in January 2018. [7]

Glendon was released by Fleetwood at the end of the 2017–18 season. [8]

Carlisle United

Glendon joined Carlisle United in July 2018 after signing a one-year contract. [9] He scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 EFL Trophy win over Morecambe on 4 September 2018. [10]

He was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season. [11]

Chester

In August 2019 he joined Chester on a short-term deal. [12] On 8 February 2021, Glendon was awarded the Player of the Month award for the league for January 2021. [13] He became club captain, [14] and signed a new contract with the club in May 2022. [15]

In September 2022 he returned to the first-team following injury. [16] In September 2023 he made his 100th appearance for the club. [17]

International career

He represented England at youth international level, [18] and he was called up to the Wales under-21 team in March 2015. [19]

Honours

Personal life

Glendon was cleared of rape in January 2018. [7]

Career statistics

As of 17 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2016–17 [20] Premier League 0000000000
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2016–17 [20] League One 9040003 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
Fleetwood Town 2016–17 [20] League One17000002 [lower-alpha 2] 0190
2017–18 [21] League One30050001 [lower-alpha 1] 0360
Total560900060710
Carlisle United 2018–19 [22] League Two16000003 [lower-alpha 1] 1191
Chester 2019–20 [23] National League North 23220—6 [lower-alpha 3] 1313
2020–21 [24] National League North17330—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0213
2021–22 [25] National League North35430—2 [lower-alpha 5] 0404
2022–23 [26] National League North0000—0000
2023–24 [27] National League North421251—004713
2024–25 [28] National League North8011—0091
Total12521142—9114824
Career total197212320018223825
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance and one goal in National League North play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017–18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 100. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 Naylor, Mark (12 January 2018). "Former Manchester City player cleared of raping woman". Manchester Evening News.
  8. ↑ "Fleetwood: George Glendon, Chris Neal and Ricardo Kip released". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Carlisle United sign Fleetwood Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Carlisle United release eight players after League Two season completed". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | George Glendon joins the Blues on short term basis".
  13. 1 2 "The National League North's Awesome Foursome Grab Gongs". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 8 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Captain Glendon leads by example as Chester grab a key home win". The Leader. 29 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (13 May 2022). "Chester FC agree new deal with club captain George Glendon". Cheshire Live.
  16. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (7 September 2022). "Injured George Glendon playing important role for Chester FC". Cheshire Live.
  17. ↑ "George Glendon: 100 Chester FC Appearances!". 26 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "WILLIAMS NAMES SQUAD AHEAD OF U21 CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENER". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by George Glendon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  21. ↑ "Games played by George Glendon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by George Glendon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2019/20". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  24. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2020/21". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  25. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2021/22". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  26. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2022/23". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  27. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2023/24". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  28. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2024/25". www.chester-city.co.uk.


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