Lee Glover

Edward Lee Glover (born 24 April 1970) is an English-born Scottish professional football manager and former footballer who is head of recruitment at club Doncaster Rovers.

A forward, he started his career with Nottingham Forest in 1987. He spent seven years at the club and also spent time on loan at Leicester City, Barnsley, and Luton Town. He moved on to Port Vale in 1994. He signed with Rotherham United two years later and stayed with the Millers until 2000. He then played for Macclesfield Town and Mansfield Town before moving into non-League football with Burton Albion and Corby Town. He travelled to Wembley for the 1991 FA Cup and 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup finals, and was also an unused substitute at the 1989 and 1992 Football League Cup final and the 1992 Full Members' Cup final. After retiring as a player, he managed two non-League clubs, Corby Town and Grantham Town, before spending time as assistant manager of King's Lynn, Mansfield Town and AFC Rushden & Diamonds. After 16 years as an assistant at various clubs, he managed Kettering Town throughout the 2022–23 campaign.

Club career Nottingham Forest Glover started his career with Nottingham Forest in 1987. Under the management of Brian Clough, the club were competing for the First Division title in 1987–88 and 1988–89. He was an unused substitute in the 1989 League Cup final victory over Luton Town. He was sent out on loan to regain fitness following an injury in the 1989–90 season. In September 1989, he joined Leicester City on loan, and scored once in five Second Division games for David Pleat's Foxes. In January 1990, he had a spell on loan with Mel Machin's Barnsley. He made 12 goalless appearances for the Tykes in league and cup competitions. Forest could only post an eighth-place finish in 1990–91 but found greater success in the FA Cup. Glover played at Wembley in the 1991 FA Cup final, in what finished as a 2–1 defeat to Terry Venables's Tottenham Hotspur.

Glover joined Luton Town on loan in September 1991, in a move that reunited him with David Pleat, but he played just one First Division game in a brief stay at Kenilworth Road. After returning to Nottingham, he scored against Spurs at White Hart Lane in the semi-final of the League Cup. He was an unused substitute in the final, as Forest lost 1–0 to Alex Ferguson's Manchester United. He was also an unused substitute in the 1992 Full Members' Cup final victory over Southampton. He scored twice in the 1991–92, both in the League Cup.

Forest were relegated out of the newly created Premier League in 1992–93. Glover scored against East Midlands rivals Leicester City in a 4–0 home win on 6 February 1994. He scored a total of six goals in the 1993–94 season, helping the club to win promotion out of the First Division with a second-place finish under new manager Frank Clark. In seven seasons at the City Ground, Glover scored 14 goals in 105 league and cup appearances.

Port Vale Glover signed with First Division Port Vale in July 1994, after manager John Rudge put in an offer of £200,000, plus an extra £25,000 based on appearances. He made his debut on 14 August, in a 2–0 defeat by Swindon Town at the County Ground. He was brought in to replace Shaun Goater and Nigel Jemson. He scored once in 24 appearances in 1996–97. but ten days later joined Burton Albion under former Forest teammate Nigel Clough. After six starts in three months his contract with Burton was not renewed, and he moved on to Corby Town of the Southern League.

International career Despite being born in Kettering, Glover opted to declare himself for Scotland, and made three appearances for the under-21 team. In 1987, he was called up to the squad to face the Belgium under-21s in the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his debut in that game as a substitute. His first start for the Scotland U21s came on 13 September 1988 against the Norway under-21s. His final international appearance came nearly a year later in a 4–1 loss to Yugoslavia on 5 September 1989.

Style of play The Rotherham United website states that Glover was a "striker blessed with an ability to hold the ball up in the tightest of situations; he also had an eye for goals with his accurate shooting ability."

Management career In 2003, Glover ended his playing career as a player-manager at Corby Town. After two years with the "Steelmen," a move to higher league Grantham Town turned out to be too tempting for Glover, who soon left the Northamptonshire club.

Glover spent two years as manager of Grantham Town, from 2004 to 2006, winning the Lincolnshire Senior Shield in 2004. He was sacked by the "Gingerbreads" following a bad run of results, which saw the club relegated from the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League.

He later took the position of assistant manager at King's Lynn, under Keith Webb. While Glover was at the club, Lynn were promoted to the Conference North in 2007–08. Two years later, he and Webb resigned. He later worked under Nigel Clough and Steve McClaren at Derby County, where he became Senior Professional Development Coach. In June 2016, he was appointed as Peterborough United's assistant manager by Grant McCann after the pair got to know each other on a coaching course. His contract was terminated by the director of football Barry Fry on 20 March 2017; Glover said: "results have been poor and I think someone has carried the can for that." He followed Grant McCann to Doncaster Rovers as an opposition analyst in July 2018. Glover left the club in May 2019 to become assistant manager at Mansfield Town and work under new boss John Dempster. He regretted leaving McCann but felt the opportunity was too good to turn down. He left the club in January 2020. He was hired to work as Andy Burgess's assistant at AFC Rushden & Diamonds in February 2022.

Glover was appointed as manager of National League North club Kettering Town on 17 May 2022. Upon signing a two-year contract, he stated that he intended to build a "young and dynamic" squad and was excited by the club's potential. Following Kettering's relegation at the end of the 2022–23 season, he departed the club on 28 May 2023. He returned to coach at Doncaster Rovers in June 2023. He transitioned into a new role as head of recruitment in May 2025.

Career statistics

Honours As a player Nottingham Forest Football League Cup: 1988–89; runner-up: 1991–92 Full Members Cup: 1991–92 Football League First Division second-place promotion: 1993–94 FA Cup runner-up: 1990–91

Rotherham United Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 1999–2000

As a manager Grantham Town Lincolnshire Senior Shield: 2003–04