Bert Menlove
Bertie Menlove was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Sheffield United.
Born in St Albans, Menlove transferred in 1920 from Barnet & Alston to Aston Villa. He didn't make any league appearances for Villa and moved on to Crystal Palace, then of the Southern League. He scored his only hat–trick for Palace in a Southern League march versus Gillingham in March 1920. The following season Palace joined the newly constituted Third Division and with Menlove scoring five goals 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, a game in which Menlove scored. The following season Palace achieved a 6-0 FA cup win at first division Everton with Menlove netting a couple. His tally of seven goals in the 1921–22 season for now second division Palace encouraged First Division Sheffield United to sign him in the spring of 1922.
During his spell at Sheffield United in 81 appearances Menlove scored 43 goals including two hat–tricks: against Tottenham in March 1924 and Birmingham in October 1925. 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 and was there the following season too. In 1929 Menlove moved to Bangor in North Wales and played with Bangor Athletic playing in the Wales National League, and he married whilst in the city.
In 1932 Menlove was playing for Ashford Town 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
Menlove died in July 1970.
