Glen Downey

Football player infobox
playername = Glen Downey


fullname = Glen Downey
nickname =
height = 6' 1" (1.85m)
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1978|9|20|mf=y
cityofbirth = Newcastle
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Unattached
clubnumber =
position = Defender
years = 1997-00
2000
2003-04
2004-06
2006-07
clubs = Hartlepool United
Bishop Auckland (loan)
Scarborough
Grimsby Town
Worksop Town
caps(goals) = 0 (0) 24 (0) 15 (1) 2 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 08:04, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
ntupdate = 08:04, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Glen Downey is a professional football player, currently without a club after being released by Worksop Town in February 2007.

Glen started his career as a trainee at Hartlepool United but failed to make a single first team appearance.

Following a brief spell with Bishop Auckland , Downey signed for Scarborough but struggled to make an impact with The Seadogs. Suprisingly following his release in 2004 , Downey was signed up for Grimsby Town by Russell Slade , who was his manager while with his previous club. Originally signed as defensive cover and was given a new one-year-deal despite the fact he only played 14 minutes in his first season with The Mariners, having been named as substitute 30 times.

He was often referred to as 'The invisible man' by Grimsby fans, who speculated if he really existed. In his first appearance of the 2005/2006 season Downey held his own after replacing the injured Rob Jones in the impressive 1-0 cup victory away against Derby County .The fans were even more amazed when, in his only league appearance of the 2005-06 season, he came on as substitute and scored an 84th minute winner against Wrexham

Despite playing fairly well in all 3 of his appearances for the club, Downey was released and joined Worksop Town for a brief spell the following season before being released.

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