Dan Hanford
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dan Hanford
| image = Dan Hanford 19-09-2015 1.jpg
| caption = Dan Hanford in Training
| image_size = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|3|6}}
| birth_place = Swansea, Wales
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dan-hanford/ |title=Dan Hanford |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=14 May 2020}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Swansea City
| youthyears2 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs2 = Rochdale
| years1 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = Clitheroe
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = Jerez
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2013
| clubs3 = Hereford United
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013–2014
| clubs4 = Floriana
| caps4 = 78
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014–2016
| clubs5 = Carlisle United
| caps5 = 37
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016–2018
| clubs6 = Gateshead
| caps6 = 52
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2018–2021
| clubs7 = Southport
| caps7 = 74
| goals7 = 0
| club-update = 22:50, 2 May 2019 (UTC)
}}
Daniel James Hanford (born 6 March 1991) is a Welsh professional footballer who has played as a goalkeeper for Carlisle United, Floriana, Hereford United, Gateshead, Southport, and Clitheroe.
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Swansea,{{Cite web |title=Dan Hanford Becomes Port's First Summer Signing |url=https://southportfc.net/transfers-dan-hanford-becomes-ports-first-summer-signing/ |date=10 May 2018 |website=Southport F.C. |language=en-GB |access-date=14 May 2020}} Hanford played in the youth system of Swansea City between the ages of 7 and 16. After spells at Rochdale and Clitheroe, he joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain.{{Cite web |title=His Story: Dan Hanford |url=https://www.lfe.org.uk/news/his-story-dan-hanford/ |last=Sutcliffe |first=Steve |date=26 April 2015 |website=League Football Education (LFE) |language=en-GB |access-date=14 May 2020}} He returned to England in 2011 to play for Hereford United, although his two-year spell there was marred by the club's financial troubles and his own lack of first team opportunities. At the end of the 2012–13 season, he moved to Malta to play for Floriana. After a successful season as a first team regular and winning a cup, he moved to Carlisle United ahead of the 2014–15 season.{{cite news |last1=Colman |first1=Jon |title=Keeper Hanford hopeful Carlisle United debut is start of new journey |url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/latest/keeper-hanford-hopeful-carlisle-utd-debut-is-start-of-new-journey-1.1165957 |work=News & Star |date=2 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004090035/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/latest/keeper-hanford-hopeful-carlisle-utd-debut-is-start-of-new-journey-1.1165957 |archivedate=2014-10-04 }}
=Carlisle United=
Hanford joined Carlisle after their relegation to League Two in the 2013–14 season. He was signed on a one-year contract as the understudy to the club's regular goalkeeper Mark Gillespie.{{cite news|title=Carlisle United sign goalkeeper Dan Hanford on a one-year deal|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28294615|work=BBC Sport|date=14 July 2014}} He made his debut for Carlisle in September 2014, in a 1–0 win against Tranmere, after Gillespie suffered a groin injury. He made many appearances that season.
In 2015–16, Hanford found his chances limited to a couple of cup appearances only due to Gillespie's good form.
In May 2016, he was released.{{Cite web |title=BREAKING: Retained and released list |url=https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2016/may/breaking-retained-and-released-list/ |last=Nixon |first=Amy |date=9 May 2016 |publisher=Carlisle United F.C. |language=en-gb |access-date=14 May 2020}}
=Gateshead=
After a successful trial in the summer of 2016, Hanford signed a one-year deal with National League side Gateshead.{{Cite web |title=Dan Hanford: Gateshead sign former Carlisle United goalkeeper |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36953875 |date=2 April 2016 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb |access-date=14 May 2020}}
=Southport=
In May 2018 he joined Southport on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.
=Back to Carlisle=
In June 2021, Carlisle based Hanford returned to Carlisle United as a player and goalkeeping coach to help the first team with his experience.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/19401632.former-carlisle-united-goalkeeper-dan-hanford-returns-brunton-park-coach-steve-collis-leaves/|title=Former Carlisle United keeper returns to club as coach departs}}
International career
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 21 November 2017}} {{soccerway|dan-hanford/222479|accessdate=23 November 2017}}
| 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"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Clitheroe
|42 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 56 | 0 | ||||||
| Jerez
|2011–12 |Andalusian Regional Preferente |10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Hereford United
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1Appearances in the FA Trophy | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Floriana
|48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Carlisle United
|rowspan="2"|League Two |25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Appearances in the Football League Trophy | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Gateshead
|rowspan="2"|National League |25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!156 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 169 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{soccerway|dan-hanford/222479|Dan Hanford}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanford, Dan}}
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Hereford United F.C. players
Category:Floriana F.C. players
Category:Carlisle United F.C. players
Category:Gateshead F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Maltese Premier League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Welsh expatriate men's footballers
Category:Southport F.C. players