Released Northampton defender Tyler Magloire impresses on debut after joining new club

The 26-year-old defender, who played for Blackburn, Rochdale, Motherwell and Accrington, made 54 appearances across three injury-disrupted years at Northampton, but he was released at the end of last season and has been without a club since.

Magloire trained with the PFA in the summer and he finally returned to action this weekend when turning out for Cumbria-based Northern Premier League side Workington in their 3-2 win over Hyde.

After the game, new Workington manager Billy Barr explained the situation, saying: “Tyler was an under-16 when I went in as a coach at Blackburn. He was in the group that I took and I’ve seen him develop from a young lad to a man and he’s been left in a predicament at the moment.

"I was in touch with him before I got the job here and when I took over I asked if he wanted to come and play for us because he needs game-time and it’ll help him when a league club comes in for him.

"He got man of the match today and he’s in the shop window because he’s too good for this level. He’s got so many strengths and he shouldn’t be playing at this level. I’m thankful he is and we will give him as many opportunities as we can in the coming weeks to keep doing what he’s done today and more.”