Chris Dagnall

Chris Dagnall

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Dagnall
Date of birth	15 April 1986 (1986-04-15) (age 25)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Scunthorpe United
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Tranmere Rovers	30	(7)
2006	→ Rochdale (loan)	21	(3)
2006–2010	Rochdale	135	(51)
2010–	Scunthorpe United	53	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:09, 29 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Christopher "Chris" Dagnall (born April 15, 1986) is an English footballer, currently playing as striker for Scunthorpe United.

Career

Dagnall was born in Liverpool in April 1986 and played for Tranmere Rovers from the age of 13 as a trainee. He was deemed a prolific goalscorer from a young age and scored seven goals in eighteen games for Rovers before he moved to Rochdale in January 2006 aged 20. He made the move permanent in July that year for a fee of £15,000. Dagnall had been given limited opportunities at first team football under Brian Little and Rochdale were quick to snap him up following the departure of main striker Grant Holt to Nottingham Forest. Many see him as a quick striker with a very direct approach to the game.

Dagnall made his Rochdale debut against Stockport County in a 1–0 defeat and scored many vital goals that season to help Rochdale to avoid relegation to the Conference National. In the season of 2007/2008, Dagnall suffered a broken foot but returned to score 17 goals in 32 league games including a hat-trick against Macclesfield. The following season saw him return from cruciate ligament damage to score a hat-trick in just 6 minutes against Rotherham United and then goals in both legs of the play-off semi-finals led Rochdale and Dagnall to the Play-Off final where they lost 3–2 to Stockport County. In the season of 2008/2009 only produced 9 goals from Dagnall but vital goals led Rochdale to yet another Play-Off, this time losing out to Gillingham Town in the semi-final.

The 2009–10 season has seen Dagnall score 20 goals as he helped Rochdale achieve promotion from League 2, becoming a fan favourite at Spotland. Out of contract in the summer of 2010, he has been offered a contract extension by Rochdale but is expected to turn it down in order to seek a move further up the football ladder. a couple of clubs rumoured to be interested are Scunthorpe United who are seeking a replacement for Paul Hayes and Doncaster Rovers, both having scouts at his last couple of games.

A popular nickname for Dagnall is 'Daggers'.

Both Scunthorpe and Charlton expressed interest in signing him as a free agent and he himself quoted Scunthorpe as his likely destination for the 2010/2011 season. On 2 June 2010 Dagnall agreed terms with Scunthorpe and will sign a three-year deal on July 1. He scored his first goals for Scunthorpe when he netted a brace in the Carling Cup against Sheffield Wednesday on 24 August 2010.^[1] His first league goals followed on 14 September 2010 when he scored another brace, this time against Sheffield United.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Scunthorpe 4 – 2 Sheff Wed". BBC. 24 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8932927.stm. Retrieved 15 September 2010. 
2. ^ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8989642.stm "Preston North End 2 – 3 Scunthorpe Dagnall scored his 5th goal"]. BBC. 14 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8989642.stm. Retrieved 15 September 2010. 

External links

• Chris Dagnall career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Dagnall, Christopher
Alternative names	Dagnall, Chris
Short description
Date of birth	1986-04-15
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death
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