Albert Groves

Albert Groves
Personal information
Full name Albert Groves
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Date of death 1960
Playing position Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Aberdare Athletic
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Walsall
Willenhall
Teams managed
Walsall
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Albert Groves (1886-1960) was a Welsh footballer and manager.[1]

Playing career

Born at Newport in January 1886, Groves played for Aberdare Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers before World War I started. During the war he guested for Port Vale in October 1916, scoring three goals in 23 games before moving on to Bury and Sunbeam Motor Works. After returning to Wolves he moved on to become the player-manager of Walsall before finishing his playing days at Willenhall.[2]After retiring from football, he ran the Hope and Anchor public house in Willenhall. He died in 1960 at the age of 74.[3]

References

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  2. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 121. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 
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