Ritchie Hanlon

Ritchie Hanlon
Personal information
Full name Richard Kenneth Hanlon
Date of birth 26 May 1978 (1978-05-26) (age 33)
Place of birth Wembley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Southend United 2 (0)
1997–1998 Welling United ? (15)
1998 Rushden & Diamonds ? (?)
1998–2001 Peterborough United 47 (3)
1999 Welling United (loan) ? (?)
1999 Welling United (loan) 19 (11)
2001–2004 Rushden & Diamonds 62 (7)
2004 Stevenage Borough 18 (2)
2004 Lincoln City (loan) 1 (0)
2004–2005 Lincoln City 11 (1)
2005 Weymouth 4 (0)
2005–2007 Cambridge United 37 (3)
Teams managed
2007 St Albans City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:58, 8 April 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Richard Kenneth "Ritchie" Hanlon (born 26 May 1978) is a retired English footballer, who played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League with Southend United, Peterborough United, Rushden & Diamonds and Lincoln City. Hanlon also played non-League football with Welling United, Stevenage Borough, Weymouth and Cambridge United. He was forced to retire aged 28 with a knee injury.

Hanlon had a stint in 2007 managing St Albans City in the Conference South.

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Career

Playing career

Hanlon made his debut for Southend United in the First Division on 18 January 1997, away to Sheffield United in the 3–0 defeat.[1] After just two League appearances for Southend,[2] he then dropped down into the Conference National with Welling United in 1997.[2] In 1998, Hanlon joined Rushden & Diamonds and then Peterborough United in December.[2] He made his debut for Peterborough in the 3–1 home win against Scarborough in Division Three, replacing Matthew Etherington as a substitute in the 87th minute.[3] Whilst on the books with Peterborough, Hanlon had two spells on loan with non-League club Welling United. He then joined Rushden & Diamonds in 2001, where he made 62 appearances scoring seven goals in three-years.[2] Hanlon joined Stevenage Borough in June 2004 along with Dannie Bulman from Wycombe Wanderers.[4] He played 18 games in the Conference National for Stevenage, scoring twice.[2] In December 2004, Lincoln City signed Hanlon on a one-month loan deal, after being transfer listed by Stevenage manager, Graham Westley.[5] His move was made permanent days later.[2][6] After his time at Lincoln, he moved to Conference South club Weymouth where he made four appearances before joining Cambridge United in September 2005.[7][8] Hanlon made 37 appearances, scoring three goals for Cambridge in two seasons in the Conference National. He was forced to retire in January 2007 due to a persistent knee injury.[9]

Managerial career

At age 29,[10] Hanlon was appointed manager of Conference South outfit St Albans City in May 2007,[11] but lasted only 10 games before being released in September.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures/Results: Sheff Utd 3 - 0 Southend". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=240544. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Players: Ritchie Hanlon". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9791. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  3. ^ "Fixtures/Results: Peterborough 3 - 1 Scarborough". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=259044. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  4. ^ "Stevenage bolster midfield". BBC Sport. 2004-06-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/3835933.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  5. ^ "Lincoln seal loan deal for Hanlon". BBC Sport. 2004-12-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/4106343.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  6. ^ "Hanlon poised for Lincoln switch". BBC Sport. 2004-12-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/4114871.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  7. ^ "Ritchie Hanlon - In Focus". Cambridge United F.C.. 2005-12-02. http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/FeaturedPlayer/0,,10423~748035,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  8. ^ "Hanlon joins U's". Non-League Daily. 2005-09-02. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=29372. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  9. ^ "Cambridge star Hanlon has to quit". BBC Sport. 2007-01-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/6261133.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  10. ^ "Hanlon handed U's post". Non-League Daily. 2007-05-16. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=42233. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  11. ^ "Ritchie Hanlon profile...". St Albans City F.C.. http://www.sacfc.co.uk/tpl/player.php?id=774. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  12. ^ "St Albans dismiss manager Hanlon". BBC Sport. 2007-09-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7012131.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 

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