George Glendon

George Glendon (born 3 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Chester as a midfielder.[3]

George Glendon

Personal information
Full name	George Glendon[1]
Date of birth	3 May 1995[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
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	38	(6)
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 21:52, 2 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:12, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

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]

International career

He represented England at youth international level,[12] and he was called up to the Wales under-21 team in March 2015.[13]

Career statistics

As of 22 April 2019

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[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fleetwood Town (loan)	2016–17[14]	League One	9	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	16	0
Fleetwood Town	2016–17[14]	League One	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	0
	2017–18[15]	League One	30	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	36	0
	Total		47	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	55	0
Carlisle United	2018–19[16]	League Two	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	19	1
Career total			72	0	9	0	0	0	9	1	90	1

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 100. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
2. "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. "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
13. "WILLIAMS NAMES SQUAD AHEAD OF U21 CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENER". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
14. "Games played by George Glendon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
15. "Games played by George Glendon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
16. "Games played by George Glendon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.