Chris Dagnall

Chris Dagnall

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Dagnall
Date of birth	15 April 1986 (1986-04-15)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Barnsley
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Tranmere Rovers	30	(7)
2006	→ Rochdale (loan)	21	(3)
2006–2010	Rochdale	140	(54)
2010–2012	Scunthorpe United	60	(9)
2012–	Barnsley	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:06, 28 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Christopher "Chris" Dagnall (born April 15, 1986) is an English footballer who is a striker and plays for Barnsley.

Career

Tranmere Rovers

Dagnall was born in Liverpool 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.

Rochdale

He made a permanent move to Rochdale 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 début 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 was expected to turn it down in order to seek a move further up the football ladder. A couple of clubs were rumoured to be interested in Dagnall.

Scunthorpe United

Scunthorpe United wanted a replacement for Paul Hayes and along with Doncaster Rovers had scouts at his last couple of games. 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. His first league goals followed on 14 September 2010 when he scored another brace, this time against Sheffield United.

Barnsley

Dagnall signed for Barnsley on 6th January 2012. He made his debut on 14 January in a 2-1 win over Leicester City.

External links

• Chris Dagnall career stats at Soccerbase