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Dan Gallagher (footballer)

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Gallagher

| image =

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| fullname = Daniel Lee Gallagher{{cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |title=The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015 |publisher=The Football League |page=65 |date=16 May 2015 |accessdate=28 July 2015 |archive-date=21 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221032147/http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |url-status=dead }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Epsom, England

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Dorking Wanderers

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = 2007–2015 | youthclubs1 = AFC Wimbledon

| years1 = 2015–2017 | clubs1 = AFC Wimbledon | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = → Kingstonian (loan) | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2019 | clubs3 = Leatherhead | caps3 = 87 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2019– | clubs4 = Dorking Wanderers | caps4 = 159 | goals4 = 5

| club-update = 20:00, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

}}

Daniel Lee Gallagher (born 20 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dorking Wanderers.

Club career

Having played for AFC Wimbledon since age ten,{{cite news|title=Duo awarded pro deals|url=http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/article/duo-awarded-pro-deals-2252606.aspx|accessdate=24 April 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 February 2015}} Gallagher made his Football league début for AFC Wimbledon on 14 April 2015, coming on as a late substitute during the 1–1 away draw with Plymouth Argyle.{{cite news|title=Plymouth 1–1 AFC Wimbledon|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32199858|accessdate=24 April 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 April 2015}} Gallagher signed his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in February 2015.

On 4 August 2016, Gallagher joined Isthmian League side and neighbours, Kingstonian on a one-month loan.{{Cite news |title=Kingstonian: Ks assistant delighted to get AFC Wimbledon youngster in on loan |url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/nonleague/14663158.kingstonian-ks-assistant-delighted-to-get-afc-wimbledon-youngster-in-on-loan/ |publisher=Sutton & Croydon Guardian |date=4 August 2016 |accessdate=14 May 2019}} Just under a week later, he made his debut during a 1–0 defeat to Harlow Town, playing the full 90 minutes.{{Cite news |title=Harlow Town v Kingstonian |url=http://www.kingstonian.com/match/2016-2017/isthmian-football-league-premier-division/harlow-town/kingstonian/29522 |publisher=Kingstonian F.C. |date=13 August 2016 |accessdate=14 May 2019}} On 1 September 2016, his loan was extended for a further month.{{Cite news |title=Loan extended for Dan |url=https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2016/september/loan-extended-for-dan/ |publisher=AFC Wimbledon |date=1 September 2016 |accessdate=14 May 2019}} During this following month, Gallagher went onto feature four more times before returning to Wimbledon in October.

Following his release from Wimbledon, Gallagher opted to return to the Isthmian League, to join Leatherhead in July 2017.{{Cite news |title=Leatherhead FC on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/leatherheadfc/status/888669993189199872?lang=en |publisher=Leatherhead F.C. Twitter |date=22 July 2017 |accessdate=14 May 2019}} Gallagher joined Leatherhead's neighbours Dorking Wanderers in August 2019.https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/dan-gallagher.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

After the signing of Tony Craig from Crawley Town, Gallagher moved into a defensive midfielder role and quickly found himself as one of the first names on the team sheet. He made the England C provisional squad as well as also winning the Manager's Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

Personal life

Dan is the younger brother of twins; Jake and Josh, who play for and manage Isthmian South Central side Raynes Park Vale respectively, and the older brother of Atlético Madrid and England footballer, Conor.{{Cite news |title='Even I didn't realise how good he is,' Aldershot Town midfielder admits after facing Chelsea starlet brother |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/even-didnt-realise-how-good-13377425 |publisher=Get Surrey |date=27 July 2017 |accessdate=14 May 2019}}

Career statistics

{{Updated|22 February 2025.}}

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

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|AFC Wimbledon

|2014–15{{Cite news |title=D. Gallagher |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/daniel-gallagher/400253/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=21 February 2022}}

|League Two

|1

000000010
2015–16

|League Two

|0

000001Appearance in the Football League Trophy010
2016–17

|League One

|0

0colspan="2"|—000000
colspan="2"|Total

!1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||2||0

Kingstonian (loan)

|2016–17{{Cite news |title=Kingstonian – Appearances – Danny Gallagher – 2016-2017 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/kingstonian/appearances/2016-2017/danny-gallagher/370032 |publisher=Football Web Pages |accessdate=21 February 2022}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|8

010colspan="2"|—1Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy0100
rowspan="4"|Leatherhead

|2017–18{{Cite news |title=Leatherhead – Appearances – Daniel Gallagher – 2017-2018 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/leatherhead/appearances/2017-2018/daniel-gallagher/452444 |publisher=Football Web Pages |accessdate=21 February 2022}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|41

251colspan="2"|—1Appearance in the FA Trophy0473
2018–19{{Cite news |title=Leatherhead – Appearances – Daniel Gallagher – 2018-2019 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/leatherhead/appearances/2018-2019/daniel-gallagher/452444 |publisher=Football Web Pages |accessdate=21 February 2022}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|41

250colspan="2"|—2One appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy, one in the FA Trophy0482
2019–20{{Cite news |title=Leatherhead – Appearances – Daniel Gallagher – 2019-2020 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/leatherhead/appearances/2019-2020/daniel-gallagher/452444 |publisher=Football Web Pages |accessdate=21 February 2022}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|5

100colspan="2"|—0051
colspan="2"|Total

!87||5||10||1||colspan="2"|—||3||0||100||5

rowspan="7"|Dorking Wanderers

|2019–20{{Cite news |title=Dan Gallagher Profile |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/dan-gallagher |publisher=Aylesbury United F.C. |accessdate=21 February 2022}}

|National League South

|23

010colspan="2"|—7Five appearances in the FA Trophy, two in the National League South play-offs0310
2020–21

|National League South

|12

000colspan="2"|—20140
2021–22For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: {{Cite news |title=BURGESS HILL TOWN 0 DORKING WANDERERS 4 |url=https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/post/__bhtfa |publisher=Dorking Wanderers F.C. |date=18 September 2021 |accessdate=21 February 2022}}
For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: {{Cite news |title=Dorking Wanderers 1 Weston-Super-Mare 0 |url=https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/post/wsmcup |publisher=Dorking Wanderers F.C. |date=2 October 2021 |accessdate=21 February 2022}}

|National League South

|32

240colspan="2"|—3One appearance in the FA Trophy, two in the National League South play-offs0392
2022–23

|National League

|38

311colspan="2"|—30424
2023–24

|National League

|27

010colspan="2"|—20300
2024–25For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: {{Cite news |title=2024/25: First Team vs Horsham (A) – FA Cup – Dorking Wanderers |url=https://dwfc.co.uk/matches/2024-25/9953/horsham-vs-dorking-wanderers/ |publisher=Dorking Wanderers FC |date=14 September 2024 |accessdate=26 February 2025}}

|National League South

|27

010colspan="2"|—10290
colspan="2"|Total

!159||5||8||1||colspan="2"|—||18||0||185||6

colspan="3"|Career total

!255

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References

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External links

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Category:Living people

Category:1997 births

Category:Footballers from Epsom

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:English Football League players

Category:Isthmian League players

Category:National League (English football) players

Category:AFC Wimbledon players

Category:Kingstonian F.C. players

Category:Leatherhead F.C. players

Category:Dorking Wanderers F.C. players

Category:21st-century English sportsmen