[3] In September 1989, he joined Leicester City on loan, and scored once in five Second Division games for David Pleat's Foxes.
Glover played at Wembley in the 1991 FA Cup final, in what finished as a 2–1 defeat to Terry Venables's Tottenham Hotspur.
[5] Glover joined Luton Town on loan in September 1991, in a move that reunited him with David Pleat, but he played just one First Division game in a brief stay at Kenilworth Road.
He scored a total of six goals in the 1993–94 season, helping the club to win promotion out of the First Division with a second-place finish under new manager Frank Clark.
Glover signed with First Division Port Vale in July 1994, after manager John Rudge put in an offer of £200,000, plus an extra £25,000 based on appearances.
[1] He lost his first-team place two months later, as Martin Foyle and Tony Naylor built an effective strike partnership.
[6] He lost his first-team place to Mark Druce and was sent out on loan to Brian Horton's Huddersfield Town, who were playing one level above the Millers.
[6] He featured just six times in the 1999–2000 promotion campaign, and was allowed to join Macclesfield Town on a free transfer in July 2000.
He left Moss Rose and signed with Keith Curle's Mansfield Town in September 2002,[7] but ten days later joined Burton Albion under former Forest teammate Nigel Clough.
After two years with the "Steelmen," a move to higher league Grantham Town turned out to be too tempting for Glover, who soon left the Northamptonshire club.
He later worked under Nigel Clough and Steve McClaren at Derby County, where he became Senior Professional Development Coach.
[18] His contract was terminated by the director of football Barry Fry on 20 March 2017; Glover said: "results have been poor and I think someone has carried the can for that.
[20] Glover left the club in May 2019 to become assistant manager at Mansfield Town and work under new boss John Dempster.
[25] Upon signing a two-year contract, he stated that he intended to build a "young and dynamic" squad and was excited by the club's potential.