Bert Menlove

Bert Menlove
Personal information
Full name Bertie Menlove
Date of birth (1892-12-08)8 December 1892
Place of birth St Albans, England
Date of death 3 July 1970(1970-07-03) (aged 77)
Place of death Bridge, Kent, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1919 Barnet & Alston
1920 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1920–1922 Crystal Palace 65 (18)
1922–1926 Sheffield United 74 (41)
1926–? Boston Town
1929–? Bangor Athletic
1931–? Ashford Town
Teams managed
1933 Ashford Town (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bertie Menlove (8 December 1892 – 3 July 1970)[1] was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Sheffield United.[2]

Born in St Albans, Menlove transferred in 1920 from Barnet & Alston to Aston Villa.[3] He didn't make any league appearances for Villa and moved on to Crystal Palace[4], then of the Southern League. He scored his only hat–trick for Palace in a Southern League march versus Gillingham in March 1920.[5] The following season Palace joined the newly constituted Third Division and with Menlove scoring five goals[6] that season they topped the league and secured promotion to the Second division. Notable that season was an FA Cup win over then First Division Manchester City[7], a game in which Menlove scored. The following season Palace achieved a 6-0 FA cup win at first division Everton[8] (this remains Everton's largest home cup defeat) with Menlove netting a couple. His tally of seven goals in the 1921–22 season[9] for now second division Palace encouraged First Division Sheffield United to sign him in the spring of 1922.[10]

During his spell (1922–1926) at Sheffield United in 81 appearances Menlove scored 43 goals[11] (41 in the league) including two hat–tricks: against Tottenham in March 1924 and Birmingham in October 1925[12]. Despite his goal scoring record Menlove did not play in Sheffield United's 1925 FA Cup Final winning team.

After leaving Sheffield United Menlove played for the 1926–1927 Midland League runners-up Boston Town[13] and was there the following season too.[14] In 1929 Menlove moved to Bangor[15] in North Wales and played with Bangor Athletic playing in the Wales National League (North), and he married whilst in the city.[16]

In 1932 Menlove was playing for Ashford Town[17] in the Kent League - a season in which the club were league runners-up and they scored an Ashford Town season record 115 league goals. The following season he served as player-manager at the club[18]

Menlove died in July 1970.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bert Menlove". Doing the 92. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Jörn Mårtensson, Sweden. "Menlove, Bertie". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bert Menlove". The Holmesdale Online, The Palace Supporter's Website. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Terry Byfield (2 July 2012). "Hat-tricks". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Ashley R. Martin. "1920-21 Div.3". cpfc86, Crystal Palace Football Club. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "All time greatest F A cup giant killings Number 47". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Giant Killers 1922, Everton 0-6 Crystal Palace". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Ashley R. Martin. "1921-22 Div.2". cpfc86, Crystal Palace Football Club. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "A History of Sheffield United, Chapter 5 – War and Rebuilding 1915 – 1925". triumphanddisastersufc.blogspot.com. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Clarebrough and Kirkham 2008, p. 226.
  12. ↑ "Blades Hat-Tricks: 01-50". Sheffield United-Mad.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. ↑ Mexborough and Swinton Times (17 December 1926). "denaby-utd-boston-3-denaby-2-menloves-late-goal". Conisborough and Denaby Main Local History. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  14. ↑ Mexborough and Swinton Times (11 November 1927). "Denaby Utd – Denaby Ready To Meet Southport – Boston Beaten – Dour Defence". Conisborough and Denaby Main Local History. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "At War in Bangor, page 5" (PDF). BBC.co.uk. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Ashford 2 Margate 1". Margate Football Club History. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Ashford 0 Margate 2". Margate Football Club History. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  • Career description in Additional Information (below portrait) at vintagefootballers.com


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