Defender Glen Downey spent four seasons at Pools as a youngster in the late 1990s without ever making a first-team appearance. The closest he got was in 1998/99 when he made it as far as the bench for three games. On leaving the club Downey played some local non-league football before joining Scarborough under Russell Slade who later signed Downey for Grimsby Town where he made his Football League debut.