Chris Dagnall

Chris Dagnall
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Dagnall
Date of birth15 April 1986
Place of birthLiverpool, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Leyton Orient
Number23
Youth career
?–2003Tranmere Rovers[1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006Tranmere Rovers40(7)
2006Rochdale (loan)21(3)
2006–2010Rochdale140(54)
2010–2012Scunthorpe United60(9)
2012–2014Barnsley53(6)
2012Bradford City (loan)7(1)
2013–2014Coventry City (loan)6(1)
2014–Leyton Orient57(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05, 25 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Christopher "Chris" Dagnall (born 15 April 1986) is an English footballer who is a striker and plays for Leyton Orient. He had previously played for Tranmere Rovers, Rochdale, Scunthorpe United, Bradford City and Coventry City.

Career

Tranmere Rovers

Dagnall was born in Liverpool and played for Tranmere Rovers from the age of 13 as a trainee. He made his debut aged 17 in a 0–0 home draw against Peterborough United in League One. He came on as a 90th minute substitute for Ryan Taylor.[2] He went on to make 10 league appearances and one League Cup appearance, and scored his first career goal in a 3–1 away defeat to Luton Town.[3] Tranmere narrowly missed out on the play-offs finishing in 8th place.[4] He started the next season by scoring and being sent off in a 2–1 home win against Hartlepool United, where he was shown a second yellow card after over-celebrating his goal.[5] He began to score more frequently finishing the season with 6 goals, with Tranmere winning every game in which he scored.[6] Tranmere finished the season in third place, however they lost to Hartlepool in the play-offs.[7] He made several appearances at the start of the following season including his FA Cup debut which was a 2–1 loss away to future club Bradford City.[8] On 13 January 2006 he went on loan to Rochdale, originally on a temporary basis.[9] He spent the rest of the season with Rochdale and scored 3 goals in 21 appearances.[10]

Rochdale

In July 2006, Rochdale made the move permanent for an initial fee of £25,000. Rochdale manager Steve Parkin had seen him as a replacement for top scorer Grant Holt, who had signed for Nottingham Forest for £300,000.[11] He made his second debut for Rochdale in a 1–0 loss at home to Walsall, coming on as a late substitute.[12] He scored regularly for Rochdale including braces against Boston United, Wrexham and Peterborough.[13] He scored his first hat-trick in a 5–0 win at Spotland against Macclesfield Town on 21 April 2007.[14] He ended the season with 17 league goals, finishing joint 4th top scorer in the league.[15] In the following season he received an injury after playing just 8 games, which led to a lengthy lay-off. He did not play from September 2007 until March 2008, where he marked his return with a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Rotherham United in his first game back.[16] In May he scored in three consecutive games which included a draw at home to Shrewsbury, and in both play-off semi-final legs against Darlington, losing the first game and winning the second a week later. The tie went to penalties which Rochdale won 5–4.[17] However Rochdale lost 3–2 in the final at Wembley to Stockport County.[18] He finished the season with 9 league goals, despite only playing 17 games. His first goal of the 2008–2009 season came in a 3–1 home win against Barnet.[19] On 21 October 2008 he scored his third career hat-trick in a 6–1 home win against Chester.[20] On 3 March 2009 Dagnall received the second red card of his career, coming in a 2–1 away defeat to Barnet.[21] He finished the season with 10 goals, helping Rochdale to another play-off semi-final, where they were beaten by Gillingham.[22] Dagnall scored 6 goals in the first 10 league games at the start of the 2009–10 season, including a brace against Torquay United on 12 September 2009.[23] On 27 March 2010 he scored another hat-trick, this time in a 4–1 win against Grimsby Town.[24] This was his 4th career hat-trick. On 17 April 2010 Rochdale beat Northampton Town 1–0 at home to secure their first promotion for 41 years.[25] He finished the season with 20 goals, his highest ever total.[26]

Scunthorpe United

On 2 June 2010 he joined Championship side Scunthorpe United on a free transfer, signing an initial three-year deal.[27] He made his Scunthorpe debut on 7 August in a 2–1 win against Reading at the Madjeski Stadium.[28] His first Scunthorpe goals came in the League Cup as he scored 2 goals in a 4–2 win against Sheffield Wednesday on 24 August.[29] His first league goals came soon after as he again scored twice this time in a 4–0 away win against Sheffield United two weeks later.[30] His three other goals in his first season with Scunthorpe came in wins against Preston, Burnley and Nottingham Forest.[31] Scunthorpe were relegated at the end of the season, finishing bottom of the Championship. Dagnall finished the season with 7 goals. He stayed with Scunthorpe as they started the season in League One and scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 League Cup win against Accrington Stanley.[32] He followed this up with a goal against Oldham week later.[33] In the next round of the League Cup Dagnall scored against Premier League side Newcastle United as they lost 2–1 after extra time at Glanford Park.[34] In October he scored in back to back games in the space of four days, in a 2–2 draw against Huddersfield and a 4–2 win against former club Tranmere.[35][36] His final game before moving to Championship side Barnsley was a 2–1 away win against Hartlepool on 2 January 2012.[37]

Barnsley

On 6 January 2012, Dagnall signed for Barnsley for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract. He had formerly played under Barnsley manager Keith Hill and assistant manager David Flitcroft when the three were at Rochdale together. Keith Hill said: "He's definitely value for money and the type of player that fits in perfectly to what we're trying to achieve at this club"[38] He made his Barnsley debut on 14 January in a 2–1 away win against Leicester City.[39] He made 9 appearances before going out on loan to League Two side Bradford City on 16 March.[40] He scored his first goals for Barnsley when he netted twice in a League Cup tie against former side Rochdale on 12 August 2012.[41] On 12 January 2013, he scored his first league goals for Barnsley, as he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Leeds United.[42] He was released from his contract at Barnsley, alongside defender Scott Wiseman, on 10 January 2014.[43]

Bradford City

On 16 March, Dagnall joined Bradford City on loan until the end of the season.[44] He made his debut the following day against Aldershot Town.[45] Bradford manager Phil Parkinson said: "I'm really pleased to get him on board. He's a good signing for us."[46] On 24 March he made his 300th career appearance in a 2–2 draw against Gillingham at Valley Parade.[47] On 27 March he scored his first goal for Bradford in a home game against Crawley Town, he was also named man of the match.[48]

Coventry City

On 28 November 2013, Dagnall signed for Coventry City on an emergency loan until 5 January 2014.[49] He made his Sky Blues debut on 30 November 2013 away to Milton Keynes Dons, He also scored his first goal to equalise for Coventry City in the same game.[50]

Leyton Orient

On 16 January 2014, Dagnall signed for Leyton Orient on an 18-month contract.[51] On his debut for the Londoners at Crewe Alexandra on 18 January, he came on as a substitute at half-time and scored twice in Orient's 2–1 win, which took them to the top of League One.[52]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 April 2014.[53]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2003–04 Division Two101001000111
2004–05 League One246000010256
2005–06 League One6010001080
Rochdale (loan) 2005–06 League Two213000000213
Tranmere Rovers Total 407101020447
Rochdale 2006–07 League Two37172010214218
2007–08 League Two179002000199
2008–09 League Two4181110214510
2009–10 League Two45202010104920
Total 1405451505215557
Scunthorpe United 2010–11 Championship375103200417
2011–12 League One234202200276
Total 6093054006813
Barnsley 2011–12 Championship9000000090
2012–13 Championship3654322004210
2013–14 Championship81002000101
Bradford City (loan) 2011–12 League Two7100000071
Coventry City (loan) 2013–14 League One6100000061
Barnsley Total 5364342007111
Leyton Orient 2013–14 League One196000000196
Career totals 346871341567238199
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutes) and goals in the Football League Trophy.

References

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