George Glendon

George Glendon
Personal information
Full name George Glendon
Date of birth (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Radcliffe
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)
2019–2025 Chester 133 (21)
2025– Radcliffe 1 (0)
International career‡
2011 England U16 1 (0)
2011 England U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:48, 26 January 2025 (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 Radcliffe.

Early and personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer Kevin Glendon.

Club career

Manchester City

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

Fleetwood Town

He signed on loan for Fleetwood Town in August 2016, with the deal becoming permanent in January 2017. Glendon was cleared of rape in January 2018.

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

Carlisle United

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

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

Chester

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

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

Radcliffe

On 24 January 2025, Glendon signed for fellow National League North side Radcliffe on a deal until the end of the season with the option for a further year.

International career

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

Honours

Personal life

Glendon was cleared of rape in January 2018.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2025
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 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2016–17 League One 9 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 16 0
Fleetwood Town 2016–17 League One 17 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
2017–18 League One 30 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 36 0
Total 56 0 9 0 0 0 6 0 71 0
Carlisle United 2018–19 League Two 16 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 19 1
Chester 2019–20 National League North 23 2 2 0 — 6 1 31 3
2020–21 National League North 17 3 3 0 — 1 0 21 3
2021–22 National League North 35 4 3 0 — 2 0 40 4
2022–23 National League North 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2023–24 National League North 42 12 5 1 — 0 0 47 13
2024–25 National League North 16 0 4 1 — 0 0 20 1
Total 133 21 17 2 — 9 1 159 24
Career total 205 21 26 2 0 0 18 2 249 25
  1. ^ a b c 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

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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ "George Glendon checks in". radcliffefc.com. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  20. ^ "WILLIAMS NAMES SQUAD AHEAD OF U21 CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENER". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  21. ^ a b c "Games played by George Glendon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  22. ^ "Games played by George Glendon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by George Glendon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  24. ^ "First Team Statistics 2019/20". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  25. ^ "First Team Statistics 2020/21". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  26. ^ "First Team Statistics 2021/22". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  27. ^ "First Team Statistics 2022/23". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  28. ^ "First Team Statistics 2023/24". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  29. ^ "First Team Statistics 2024/25". www.chester-city.co.uk.

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