Anthony David Driscoll-Glennon (born 26 November 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

. Glennon played youth football for

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and

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

. He made his professional debut during a loan spell with

in 2020 and also spent time on loan at Barrow. He made three Cup appearances for Burnley before returning to Grimsby Town on a permanent deal in July 2022.

Career

Liverpool

Born in

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, Glennon started his football career playing for local youth side Croxteth Park, alongside

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. He joined

's Academy at the age of six and spent over a decade at the club, progressing through the youth levels to the under-18 squad under

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after leaving school. He picked up a few knocks in his first season in the under-18 side, which kept him out of action and he struggled to find a place in the squad until late on in the season. He had to wait until 18 February 2017 to make his first start, when he was drafted in to the line-up against

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after injuries to others. Critchley was promoted to under-23 boss in the summer of 2017 and replaced by ''Reds'' legend

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, but Glennon built up a good relationship with the new boss. However, Glennon didn't impress enough to earn a professional contract and was released at the end of the season.

Burnley

He moved on to sign for

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side

in July 2018, after impressing on trial. He was appointed as captain of the under-23 side by manager Steve Stone shortly after his arrival at

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, and the club made great improvements in their second season in the

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. On 25 July 2019, he signed a two-year extended contract with option of a further year at

following an impressive first season in the under-23 squad, as well as being named on the first team bench for a

game against

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in April. On 7 January 2020, he became manager

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's first signing when he joined

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on loan until the end of the season. The move materialised as Holloway had worked with Burnley's chief operating officer Matt Williams when he was at

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, doing a lot of his scouting. Holloway was in desperate need of a left-back and trusted Williams so much that he didn't even watch Glennon play himself before the move was completed. He moved on loan to Barrow in January 2022. On 10 June 2022, Burnley announced Glennon would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.

Grimsby Town

On 29 June 2022, Glennon signed for former team

, where he had previously played on loan, on a 2-year deal. Glennon was part of the Grimsby team that reached the

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quarter final for the first time since 1939, he played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 win away at

side

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that secured that achievement.

Career statistics

References

1999 births Living people People from Bootle English men's footballers Liverpool F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub