Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Kenneth Hanlon | ||
Date of birth | 26 May 1978 | ||
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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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]
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]