Glenn Paul Rule (born 30 November 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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or full back for City of Liverpool.

Career

Born in

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, Rule attended Woodchurch High School between 2001 and 2006. When he left Woodchurch he signed a youth contract at Chester City and was one of several youngsters who graduated to the first-team squad after 2007. He made his debut as a substitute against

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in October 2007 as a 17-year-old. His

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debut arrived with a starting place at

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on 26 December 2007 and he ended the campaign with four league outings to his name. His first appearance of the following season saw him play at full–back in Chester's 2–1 home defeat by

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on 19 October 2008, going on to enjoy 22 league outings during a campaign which ended in relegation from

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. Rule was involved in the Chester youth sides that made the fourth round of the

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in both 2006–07 and 2007–08. He joined Colwyn Bay in 2010, before moving to

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

. In June 2011 he joined Airbus UK. On 11 June 2015, Rule joined Stockport County for an undisclosed fee. He received a 10 match ban for allegedly biting an opponent in September 2015. In January 2017, Rule rejoined Airbus UK. He left the club at the end of the season, signing for

Bala Town Bala Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Bala) is a Welsh football team from Bala, Gwynedd, who play in the Cymru Premier. They play their home games at Maes Tegid. History For a full history see; '' List of Bala Town FC seasons'' Al ...

. In July 2018 he rejoined former club

. In 2019, Rule signed for

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and scored on his debut against Abbey Hey. In October 2021 he joined City of Liverpool.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rule, Glenn 1989 births Living people English men's footballers English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks Footballers from Birkenhead Chester City F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Bala Town F.C. players Cymru Premier players Vauxhall Motors F.C. players City of Liverpool F.C. players