George Glendon

George Glendon
Personal information
Full name George Glendon[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bury
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)
2025–2026 Radcliffe 46 (2)
2026– Bury 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 England U16 1 (0)
2011 England U17 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:45, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bury.[3]

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 cleared of rape in January 2018.[7]

Glendon was released by Fleetwood at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]

Carlisle United

Glendon joined Carlisle United in July 2018 after signing a one-year contract.[9] He scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 EFL Trophy win over Morecambe on 4 September 2018.[10]

He was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]

Chester

In August 2019 he joined Chester on a short-term deal.[12] On 8 February 2021, Glendon was awarded the Player of the Month award for the league for January 2021.[13] He became club captain,[14] and signed a new contract with the club in May 2022.[15]

In September 2022 he returned to the first-team following injury.[16] In September 2023 he made his 100th appearance for the club.[17]

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.[18]

Bury

On 13 May 2026, Glendon joined newly promoted Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bury.[19]

International career

He represented England at youth international level,[20] and he was called up to the Wales under-21 team in March 2015.[21]

Personal life

Glendon was cleared of rape in January 2018.[7]

Career statistics

As of end of 2025–26 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2016–17[22] Premier League 0000000000
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2016–17[22] League One 9040003[a]0160
Fleetwood Town 2016–17[22] League One 17000002[b]0190
2017–18[23] League One 30050001[a]0360
Total 560900060710
Carlisle United 2018–19[24] League Two 16000003[a]1191
Chester 2019–20[25] National League North 23220—6[c]1313
2020–21[26] National League North 17330—1[d]0213
2021–22[27] National League North 35430—2[e]0404
2022–23[28] National League North 0000—0000
2023–24[29] National League North 421251—004713
2024–25[30] National League North 16041—00201
Total 13321172—9115924
Radcliffe 2024–25[31] National League North 202——00202
2025–26 National League North 26010—2[d]0290
Total 462100020492
Career total 251232720020229827
  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017–18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 100. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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". Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  13. 1 2 "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. ↑ "New Signing: George Glendon". buryfc.co.uk. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "WILLIAMS NAMES SQUAD AHEAD OF U21 CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENER". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  22. 1 2 3 "Games played by George Glendon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  23. ↑ "Games played by George Glendon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by George Glendon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2019/20". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  26. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2020/21". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  27. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2021/22". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  28. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2022/23". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  29. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2023/24". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  30. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2024/25". www.chester-city.co.uk.
  31. ↑ George Glendon at Soccerway
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