John Groves is an English former professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town

Luton Town F.C.

Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

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He is the son of former Halifax, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County and Portsmouth forward, Arthur Groves

Arthur Groves

Arthur Groves was a footballer who played in The Football League for Halifax Town, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County , Portsmouth and Stockport County. He also played for Atherstone Town...

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Career

Born in Langwith

Langwith, Derbyshire

Langwith is a close group of four villages crossing the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border, on the river Poulter only about two miles from Warsop, and about four miles from Bolsover, on the A632 road, south of Whaley Thorns....

, Groves signed for Luton Town

Luton Town F.C.

Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

 in 1950, just after his 17th birthday. After making his debut during the 1953–54 season, Groves made 251 appearances for the club over ten seasons, including an appearance in the 1959 FA Cup Final, before signing for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

A.F.C. Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....

in 1963. Groves ended his career with 54 league matches for Bournemouth & Boscombe.