Dick Groves
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1909 or 1910[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
References
- ^ a b "De nieuwe trainer ADO arriveert Zaterdag- ADO Den Haag Nieuws". www.adofans.nl.
- ^ a b c d "10 May 1954 - English Coach For North Shore Club - Trove". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 May 1954.
- ^ a b "Sligo Rovers History". homepage.eircom.net.
- ^ "Professional Coaches ADO/FC/ADO Den Haag from 1928 up till now". ADOfanpage.nl. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "ADO, Hsv (Amateurs)".
- ^ a b c d "The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
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