The first match which ended in a draw saw Leighton spring from the bench with Rathnew behind to score a point before Mark Doyle levelled to set up a replay.
Glynn was a member of the Wicklow squad which reached the National Hurling League Division Two final in 2007.
Later he helped them reach a first Christy Ring Cup final but Kerry proved too strong on the day running out 2-21 to 2-09 winners.
[4][5] Leighton was also named as GPA Tommy Murphy Cup player of the year 2007 In 2008, Wicklow defeated Kildare in the Leinster Senior Football Championship and reached the Lenister quarter-final, where they lost narrowly to Laois.
[2] Leighton's run with Wicklow ended against a strong Kildare team who advanced to the 1/4 finals to play Tyrone.
In 2012 he was captain of the Wicklow side that won the Div 4 National Football Lagaue title in Croke Park.