 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 game 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.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.