Dan Gallagher (footballer)

Daniel Gallagher
Personal information
Full name Daniel Lee Gallagher[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Epsom, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dorking Wanderers
Number 20
Youth career
2007–2015 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 AFC Wimbledon 1 (0)
2016 → Kingstonian (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2019 Leatherhead 87 (5)
2019– Dorking Wanderers 93 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 21 February 2022 (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,[2] 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.[3] Gallagher signed his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in February 2015.[2]

On 4 August 2016, Gallagher joined Isthmian League side and neighbours, Kingstonian on a one-month loan.[4] Just under a week later, he made his debut during a 1–0 defeat to Harlow Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[5] On 1 September 2016, his loan was extended for a further month.[6] 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.[7] Gallagher joined Leatherhead's neighbours Dorking Wanderers in August 2019.[8]

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]

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.[9]

Career statistics

As of 19 February 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15[10] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16[10] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2016–17[10] League One 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Kingstonian (loan) 2016–17[11] Isthmian League Premier Division 8 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 10 0
Leatherhead 2017–18[12][10] Isthmian League Premier Division 41 2 5 1 — 1[c] 0 47 3
2018–19[13] Isthmian League Premier Division 41 2 5 0 — 2[d] 0 48 2
2019–20[14] Isthmian League Premier Division 5 1 0 0 — 0 0 5 1
Total 87 5 10 1 — 3 0 100 5
Dorking Wanderers 2019–20[15] National League South 23 0 1 0 — 7[e] 0 31 0
2020–21[15] National League South 12 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 14 0
2021–22[10][16] National League South 20 1 4 0 — 1[c] 0 25 1
Total 55 1 5 0 — 10 0 70 1
Career total 151 6 16 1 0 0 15 0 182 7
  1. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in the FA Trophy
  4. ^ One appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy, one in the FA Trophy
  5. ^ Five appearances in the FA Trophy, two in the National League South play-offs

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Duo awarded pro deals". BBC Sport. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Plymouth 1–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Kingstonian: Ks assistant delighted to get AFC Wimbledon youngster in on loan". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Harlow Town v Kingstonian". Kingstonian F.C. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Loan extended for Dan". AFC Wimbledon. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Leatherhead FC on Twitter". Leatherhead F.C. Twitter. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. ^ https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/dan-gallagher.html [dead link‍]
  9. ^ "'Even I didn't realise how good he is,' Aldershot Town midfielder admits after facing Chelsea starlet brother". Get Surrey. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d e "D. Gallagher". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Kingstonian – Appearances – Danny Gallagher – 2016-2017". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Daniel Gallagher – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Daniel Gallagher – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Daniel Gallagher – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Dan Gallagher Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  16. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "BURGESS HILL TOWN 0 DORKING WANDERERS 4". Dorking Wanderers F.C. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: "Dorking Wanderers 1 Weston-Super-Mare 0". Dorking Wanderers F.C. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.