Danny Glover

However, for the goal celebration he removed his shirt to Reveal a vest that read "Happy birthday, Dad", his father's 45th birthday being the next day.

He was booked for the incident and was dismissed from the field five minutes later for a second bookable offence.

With the club languishing in the bottom half of League Two and some fans still angry with both Glovers, Dean condemned fans who booed his son.

Glover Sr. would lose his job the next month.

He later admitted he had considered quitting the game at this point.

He made his debut in League One on 4 December, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Mark McGregor in a 3–0 defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road.

He scored his first goal in senior football on 26 April, in a 2–2 draw with Northampton Town.

Daniel Glover (born 24 October 1989) is an English footballer and manager who plays as a striker for club Chasetown.

The son of former Port Vale player Dean Glover, as his father was best friends with teammate Martin Foyle, Foyle allowed both the Glovers to play in his testimonial match in 2001, with the young Glover being just eleven years old.

The match also included Foyle's young son Lee, and celebrity fans Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes.

Glover followed his father, Dean Glover, to rise through the ranks at Port Vale to sign as a professional in 2007.

He was a semi-regular player in 2007–08 and 2008–09, also playing on loan for Salisbury City, Rochdale, and Stafford Rangers.

A product of the Vale youth team, Glover signed professionally for Port Vale after impressing for the youth side and being voted 2007 Youth Player of the Year by the Port Vale management.

"He has a centre-forward's first touch and receives the ball like one, too, with his back to his opponent... Glover passes well, particularly when under pressure from opponents and, when he made the odd mistake, it was nice to see him apologise... I would like him to be more aggressive in his runs when demanding the ball from team-mates in possession and concentrate better – he switched off occasionally."

Glover made his first-team debut on 9 October 2007, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Marc Richards in a 2–2 draw at Morecambe in the Football League Trophy.

Having made 16 appearances, he was voted Young Player of the Year by the Port Vale management at the end of the 2007–08 relegation season.

After his father became manager on 6 October 2008, Glover received mixed receptions whilst coming onto the pitch.

This was put down to his fathers performance as manager rather than any reflection on the player himself.

Numerous figures at the club lent their support to Glover, including captain Marc Richards.

After scoring his first goal of the season and second of his career in a 2–1 victory over Rochdale on 28 December, Glover vowed that "the boo-boys will only make me stronger."

Glover was disappointed with his performances in the 2008–09 season and insisted that being the manager's son handed him no favours:

"'Whether my dad was at the club or not I knew, and the team knew, that I was only ever going to be in the team if I was playing well. I was never going to be picked just because my dad was there.'"

He stated his aim to win a new contract at the end of the 2009–10 season.

However, he was transfer listed by new manager Micky Adams in August 2009, along with five other youngsters, having failed to impress in the pre-season.

He swiftly joined Conference National side Salisbury City on a one-month loan deal, along with fellow "Valiant" Luke Prosser.

He made his debut for the "Whites" as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Mansfield Town at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium, former Vale teammate Kyle Perry was the goalscorer.

He played seven games, mostly as a substitute, before returning to Vale Park.

By mid-November, his impressive performances in the reserves showed a new 'appetite for the game', and earned him a place on the first-team bench.

Before the month was out he was loaned out Rochdale, also of League Two.

He returned to the Vale in early January, having played just two games as a late substitute, totalling just 25 minutes on the field.

His opportunities at Spotland were limited by an in-form strike force and match postponements due to poor weather.

Released in the summer of 2010, he then spent a season with Worcester City, before joining Nuneaton Town.

Having helped Nuneaton to win promotion out of the Conference North, he returned to Worcester in July 2012.

He was loaned out to F.C. Halifax Town in March 2013.

He had a two-month spell at Bradford Park Avenue from January 2014, before joining Hednesford Town.

He joined Stockport County in December 2014, and moved on to AFC Telford United in July 2015.

He rejoined Hednesford Town in January 2016, and later played on loan at Alsager Town.

He signed with Nantwich Town in June 2018, before returning for a third spell at Hednesford Town in May 2019, where also spent a brief time as caretaker manager.

He signed with Rushall Olympic in October 2020 and moved on to Hanley Town in June 2022.

He returned to Hednesford Town as player-manager in December 2022, and signed for Chasetown as a player in November 2023.