{{short description|English footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Anthony Glennon |image = Anthony Glennon LFCU18 2017.jpg |image_size = |caption = Glennon playing for Liverpool U18s in 2017 |full_name = Anthony David Driscoll-Glennon<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/anthony-driscoll-glennon/ |title=Anthony Driscoll-Glennon: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |accessdate=9 July 2020}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|11|26|df=y}}<ref name="11v11">{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/anthony-driscoll-glennon-262332/ |title=Anthony Glennon|website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |accessdate=26 January 2020}}</ref> |birth_place = Bootle, England |height = {{convert|1.81|m|order=flip}}<ref name="11v11"/> |position = Left back |currentclub = Newport County |clubnumber = 3 |youthyears1 = 2006–2018 |youthclubs1 = Liverpool |youthyears2 = 2018–2019 |youthclubs2 = Burnley |years1 = 2019–2022 |clubs1 = Burnley |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2020 |clubs2 = → Grimsby Town (loan) |caps2 = 12 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2022 |clubs3 = → Barrow (loan) |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2022–2024 |clubs4 = Grimsby Town |caps4 = 46 |goals4 = 2 |years5 = 2024– |clubs5 = Newport County |caps5 = 60 |goals5 = 1 |club-update = 19:23, 21 March 2026 (UTC) }} '''Anthony David Driscoll-Glennon''' (born 26 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for {{English football updater|NewportC}} club Newport County.
Glennon played youth football for Liverpool and Burnley. He made his professional debut during a loan spell with Grimsby Town 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 Bootle, Merseyside, Glennon started his football career playing for local youth side Croxteth Park, alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold.<ref name="Grimsby">{{Cite web|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/anthony-glennon-grimsby-signing-burnley-3713486|title=Who is Anthony Glennon? The lowdown on Grimsby Town's first January signing|website=Grimsby Telegraph|date=7 January 2020|accessdate=6 February 2021|first=James|last=Findlater}}</ref> He joined Liverpool'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 Neil Critchley after leaving school.<ref name="Lpool">{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/274139-meet-the-academy-anthony-glennon|title=Meet the Academy: Anthony Glennon|website=Liverpool F.C.|date=8 September 2017|accessdate=6 February 2021|first=David|last=Lynch}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lpool"/> He had to wait until 18 February 2017 to make his first start, when he was drafted in to the line-up against Wolverhampton Wanderers after injuries to others.<ref name="Lpool"/> Critchley was promoted to under-23 boss in the summer of 2017 and replaced by ''Reds'' legend Steven Gerrard, but Glennon built up a good relationship with the new boss.<ref name="Lpool"/> However, Glennon didn't impress enough to earn a professional contract and was released at the end of the season.<ref name="Grimsby"/>
===Burnley=== He moved on to sign for Premier League side Burnley in July 2018, after impressing on trial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/teams/u23-team/defender/anthony-glennon/|title=Anthony Glennon - Defender - U23 Team - Burnley Football Club|website=www.burnleyfootballclub.com}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was appointed as captain of the under-23 side by manager Steve Stone shortly after his arrival at Turf Moor, and the club made great improvements in their second season in the Professional Development League.<ref name="Grimsby"/> On 25 July 2019, he signed a two-year extended contract with option of a further year at Turf Moor following an impressive first season in the under-23 squad, as well as being named on the first team bench for a Premier League game against Manchester City in April.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2019/july/new-deal-for-glennon/|title=New Deal For Glennon|date=25 July 2019|accessdate=26 January 2020|via=Burnley F.C.}}</ref> On 7 January 2020, he became manager Ian Holloway's first signing when he joined EFL League Two side Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51021834|title=Anthony Glennon: Grimsby Town sign Burnley youngster on loan until end of the season| work=BBC Sport |date=7 January 2020}}</ref> The move materialised as Holloway had worked with Burnley's chief operating officer Matt Williams when he was at Blackpool, doing a lot of his scouting.<ref name="Athletic 2">{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.co.uk/1673970/|title=Learning how to be good enough to play for Burnley – from Ian Holloway|website=The Athletic|date=14 March 2020|accessdate=5 February 2021|first=Andy|last=Jones}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Athletic 2"/>
He moved on loan to Barrow in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59913912|title=Barrow sign Burnley defender Glennon| work=BBC Sport }}</ref> On 10 June 2022, Burnley announced Glennon would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.<ref>{{Cite web |last=InCrowd |title=BURNLEY FC RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED |url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/burnley-fc-retained-list-confirmed |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=Burnley Football Club |language=en}}</ref>
===Grimsby Town=== On 29 June 2022, Glennon signed for former team Grimsby Town, where he had previously played on loan, on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 June 2022 |title=Glennon is Back! - Grimsby Town Football Club |url=https://gtfc.co.uk/glennon-is-back/ |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=gtfc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61987975|title=Grimsby re-sign defender Glennon on permanent deal|work=BBC Sport }}</ref>
Glennon was part of the Grimsby team that reached the FA Cup quarter final for the first time since 1939, he played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 win away at Premier League side Southampton that secured that achievement.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64799742 | title=Grimsby stun Southampton to reach FA Cup last eight | work=BBC Sport }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64984194 | title=Brighton end Grimsby's run to reach FA Cup semis | work=BBC Sport }}</ref>
He was released following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gtfc.co.uk/retained-and-released-list-2023-24/|title=Retained and Released List 2023/24|website=gtfc.co.uk|date=30 April 2024|accessdate=30 April 2024}}</ref>
===Newport County=== On 26 June 2024 Glennon signed a two-year deal with League Two club Newport County, effective from 1 July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5111zkwqpwo|title=Anthony Glennon: Newport County sign ex-Grimsby Town defender|date=24 June 2024|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> He made his debut for Newport on 10 August 2024 in the 3-2 EFL League Two defeat to Cheltenham Town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cjdk5ky8zj9t|title=Cheltenham Town 3-2 Newport County|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Newport on 2 November 2024 in the 4-2 FA Cup first round defeat to Peterborough United.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c1e7z8pj818t#Report|title=Peterborough recover to beat Newport in FA Cup|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
He was released by the club at the end of the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Retained & Released List |url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/newport-county-2025-26-retained-released-list |publisher=Newport County AFC |access-date=11 May 2026}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 21 March 2026}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Burnley |2019–20<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|120059|2019|accessdate=26 January 2020}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |2020–21<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|120059|2020|accessdate=23 September 2020}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||3||0 |- |2021–22<ref name=sb2122>{{soccerbase season|120059|2021|accessdate=8 January 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0 |- |Grimsby Town (loan) |2019–20<ref name="sb1920"/> |League Two |12||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||12||1 |- |Barrow (loan) |2021–22<ref name="sb2122"/> |League Two |15||0||1||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||16||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Grimsby Town |2022–23<ref>{{soccerbase season|120059|2022|accessdate=30 April 2024}}</ref> |League Two |31||2||5||1||1||0||2{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||0||39||3 |- |2023–24<ref>{{soccerbase season|120059|2023|accessdate=30 April 2024}}</ref> |League Two |15||0||3||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=EFT}}||0||21||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !46!!2!!8!!1!!2!!0!!4!!0!!60!!3 |- |rowspan=3|Newport County |2024–25<ref>{{soccerbase season|120059|2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref> |League Two |39||0||1||1||1||0||2{{efn|name=EFT}}||0||43||1 |- |2025–26<ref>{{Soccerbase season|120059|2025|access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref> |League Two |21||1||0||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=EFT}}||0||25||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60!!1!!1!!1!!3!!0!!4!!0!!68!!2 |- !colspan=3|Career total !133||4||12||3||6||0||8||0||159||7 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://gtfc.co.uk/team/03-anthony-glennon/ Profile] at the Grimsby Town F.C. website * {{UEFA player}}
{{Newport County A.F.C. squad}}
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