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Christopher Dagnall (born 15 April 1986) is an English footballer who plays for side Lancaster City.

He began his career at Tranmere Rovers, where he debuted age 17 in 2003. In January 2006 he was loaned to Rochdale, where he moved permanently in the summer. He scored 60 goals across all competitions for the Dale, leaving for Scunthorpe United in 2010 after helping them achieve promotion to League One. In January 2012, he signed for Barnsley, where he struggled and was loaned to Bradford City and Coventry City. He spent 18 months scoring more frequently at Leyton Orient, before moving in 2015 to in the Indian Super League, leaving after one season to join Hibernian. Two years at Crewe Alexandra then followed, before he linked up with Bury in the summer of 2018. In January 2019, he rejoined his first club Tranmere Rovers.


Career

Tranmere Rovers
Dagnall was born in and played for Tranmere Rovers from the age of 13 as a trainee. On 13 September 2003, at the age of 17, he was included in a matchday squad for the first time by manager , coming on as a late substitute for Ryan Taylor in a goalless Second Division match against Peterborough United at , and had a 20-yard shot saved by their goalkeeper Mark Tyler. He went on to make 10 league appearances and one League Cup appearance, and scored his first career goal by equalising in a 3–1 away defeat to Luton Town on 6 October. Tranmere narrowly missed out on the play-offs, finishing in eighth place.

He started the next season on 10 August 2004 by scoring his first Prenton Park goal in a 2–1 home win against Hartlepool United, where he was shown a second yellow card and was sent off for jumping into the crowd. He began to score more frequently finishing the season with six goals, with Tranmere winning every game in which he scored. Tranmere finished the season in third place, however they lost to Hartlepool in the play-offs.

He made several appearances at the start of the following season including his debut which was a 2–1 loss away to future club Bradford City. On 13 January 2006 he went on loan to Rochdale of League Two, originally on a temporary basis. "Chris Dagnall arrives" Rochdale A.F.C 13 January 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He spent the rest of the season at and scored three goals in 21 appearances, including a last-minute equaliser for a 1–1 draw at Rushden & Diamonds on 15 April.


Rochdale
In July 2006, Rochdale made the move permanent for an initial fee of £25,000, with manager seeing Dagnall as a replacement for top scorer , who had signed for Nottingham Forest for £300,000. "Rochdale bring in striker Dagnall". BBC Sport. 26 March 2012. He made his second debut for Rochdale in a 1–0 loss at home to Walsall, coming on as a late substitute. "Rochdale 0–1 Walsall" Rochdale A.F.C 5 August 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He scored regularly for Rochdale including braces against Boston United, Wrexham and Peterborough. "Match Fixtures 2006–2007" Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He scored his first hat-trick in a 5–0 win at Spotland against Macclesfield Town on 21 April 2007. "Rochdale 5–0 Macclesfield" Rochdale A.F.C 21 April 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He ended the season with 17 league goals, finishing joint fourth top scorer in the league. "English League Two Goal Scorering Leaders – Final" ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

In the following season he received an injury after playing just eight 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. "Rochdale 4–1 Rotherham" 24 March 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2012. 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. "Rochdale 2–1 Darlington" Rochdale A.F.C. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2012. However Rochdale lost 3–2 in the final at to Stockport County. "Stockport 3–2 Rochdale" Rochdale A.F.C. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He finished the season with nine league goals, despite only playing 17 games.

His first goal of the 2008–09 season came in a 3–1 home win against Barnet. "Rochdale 3–1 Barnet" BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2012. On 21 October 2008 he scored his third career hat-trick in a 6–1 home win against Chester. "Rochdale 6–1 Chester" BBC Sport. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2012. On 3 March 2009 Dagnall received the second red card of his career, coming in a 2–1 away defeat to Barnet. "Barnet 2–1 Rochdale" BBC Sport. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He finished the season with 10 goals, helping Rochdale to another play-off semi-final, where they were beaten by Gillingham. "Gillingham 2–1 Rochdale" Rochdale A.F.C. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

Dagnall scored six 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. "Rochdale 2–1 Torquay" 12 September 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2012. On 27 March 2010 he scored another hat-trick, this time in a 4–1 win against Grimsby Town. "Rochdale 4–1 Grimsby" 27 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012. On 17 April 2010 Rochdale beat Northampton Town 1–0 at home to secure their first promotion for 41 years. He finished the season with 20 goals, his highest ever total. "League Two Scorers 2009–2010" Yahoo!EuroSport. Retrieved 26 March 2012.


Scunthorpe United
On 2 June 2010, Dagnall joined Championship side Scunthorpe United on a free transfer, signing an initial three-year deal. "Scunthorpe United sign Rochdale striker Chris Dagnall" BBC Sport. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He made his debut on 7 August in a 2–1 win against Reading at the . "Reading 1–2 Scunthorpe" BBC Sport. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012. His first Scunthorpe goals came in the League Cup second round as he scored two goals in a 4–2 win against Sheffield Wednesday on 24 August. "Scunthorpe 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday" BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012. His first league goals came two weeks later as he again scored twice, this time in a 4–0 away win against Sheffield United at . "Sheffield United 0–4 Scunthorpe" BBC Sport. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012. His three other goals in his first season with Scunthorpe came in wins against Preston, Burnley and Nottingham Forest. Scunthorpe were relegated at the end of the season, finishing bottom of the Championship.

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 away win against Accrington Stanley on 9 August 2011. "Accrington 0–2 Scunthorpe" BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He followed this up with a goal against Oldham Athletic a week later. "Scunthorpe 1–2 Oldham" BBC Sport. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012. In the next round of the League Cup, he scored against side Newcastle United, as his team lost 2–1 after extra time at . "Scunthorpe 1–2 Newcastle" BBC Sport. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012. 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. "Scunthorpe 2–2 Huddersfield" BBC Sport. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012. "Scunthorpe 4–2 Tranmere" BBC Sport. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012. His final game was a 2–1 away win against Hartlepool on 2 January 2012. "Hartlepool 1–2 Scunthorpe" BBC Sport. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.


Barnsley
On 6 January 2012, Dagnall signed for Championship club Barnsley for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract. He had formerly played under their manager Keith Hill and his assistant at Rochdale, with Hill saying: "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" "Barnsley sign Chris Dagnall and Danny Drinkwater". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He made his debut on eight days later in a 2–1 away win against Leicester City. "Leicester 1–2 Barnsley" BBC Sport. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012. He made nine appearances before going out on loan to League Two side Bradford City on 16 March. "Phil Parkinson happy with Dagnall deal" BBC Sport. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

On 16 March, Dagnall joined Bradford City on loan until the end of the season. "Dagnall arrives at City" Bradford City. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012. He made his debut the following day against Aldershot Town. "Aldershot 1–0 Bradford" BBC Sport. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012. Bradford manager said: "I'm really pleased to get him on board. He's a good signing for us." On 24 March he made his 300th career appearance in a 2–2 draw against Gillingham at . "Bradford 2–2 Gillingham" BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012. 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. "Bradford 1–2 Crawley" BBC Sport. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

He scored his first goals for Barnsley when he netted twice in a League Cup tie against former side Rochdale on 12 August 2012. On 12 January 2013, he scored his first league goals for Barnsley, both of them in a 2–0 win against Leeds United. "Barnsley 2–0 Leeds" BBC Sport. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

On 28 November 2013, Dagnall signed for Coventry City on an emergency loan until 5 January 2014. He made his Sky Blues debut two days later away to Milton Keynes Dons, equalising as they came from behind to win 3–1. He was released from his contract at Barnsley, alongside defender , on 10 January 2014. "Transfer news: Barnsley release Scott Wiseman and Chris Dagnall" Sky Sports. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2013


Leyton Orient
Six days after his release, Dagnall signed for Leyton Orient on an 18-month contract. On his debut for the Londoners at Crewe Alexandra on 18 January, he came on as a substitute for at half-time and scored twice in Orient's 2–1 win, which took them to the top of League One. His six goals helped them to the play-offs, where on 13 May, again as a substitute, he scored in a semi-final win over Peterborough (2–1, 3–2 aggregate). 12 days later, in the final at , he came on in the 76th minute in place of , and had his attempt saved by as the O's lost the penalty shootout.

On 2 September 2014, Dagnall scored twice in a 3–2 win over Peterborough in the first round of the Football League Trophy. He was sent off on 29 November in a 3–1 loss at former team Bradford, receiving a straight red card for a foul on . With 11 goals, he was the team's top scorer that season, which ended in relegation to League Two.


Kerala Blasters
Rejecting an offer to extend his contract, Dagnall left Orient to join Indian Super League side on 10 June 2015, saying "I've enjoyed my 18 months with the club and the fans were very welcoming, but this will be a new challenge for me." He replaced , who had signed a new contract with Atlético de Kolkata.

He made his debut on 6 October, as his new team began the season with a 3–1 win over NorthEast United FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, being replaced by compatriot at half time. A week later, he scored his first goal, an 83rd-minute consolation in a 2–1 loss at Atlético de Kolkata. On 15 November, he scored twice in a 4–1 win at NorthEast United, his first coming after 29 seconds making it the quickest in the league's history; he set up the previous record holder, 48 seconds by Mohammed Rafi against FC Pune City.


Hibernian
On 23 December 2015, Dagnall joined Scottish Championship team Hibernian on a short-term deal until the end of the 2015–16 season. He made his debut on 9 January in a fourth round 2–0 win against Raith Rovers. Dagnall was an unused substitute as Hibernian won the 2016 Scottish Cup Final.


Crewe Alexandra
On 5 July 2016, Dagnall joined League Two club Crewe Alexandra on a two-year deal, making his debut in the season's opener at Stevenage, scoring his first Crewe goal in a 3–3 draw against Hartlepool on 16 August, and finishing Crewe's top scorer with 17 goals across all competitions after a final day hat-trick against Barnet on 6 May 2017. The following season, he made 37 appearances, scoring seven goals, but, on 9 May 2018, Crewe manager David Artell announced Dagnall would not be offered a new contract at the club.


Bury
On 19 June 2018, he signed a one-year contract with Bury to link up once again with Shakers manager , whom he had played alongside when the two had been teammates at Crewe.


Tranmere Rovers
Dagnall was released by Bury in January 2019 and he rejoined Tranmere Rovers until the end of the 2018–19 season. Dagnall rejoins Tranmere


Yeovil Town
On 8 October 2019, Dagnall signed for National League side Yeovil Town.


Ashton United
On 12 October 2020, Dagnall joined Ashton United. He made his debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat to Atherton Collieries where Dagnall was shown a straight red card for his involvement in a melee. This was his only appearance for the club before the early curtailment of the season.


Yeovil Town
In November 2020, Dagnall returned to Yeovil Town on a deal until the end of the season.


Hanley Town
On 10 June 2021, Dagnall joined ninth tier Midland Premier League side Hanley Town, linking up with former-Yeovil teammate who had been appointed manager.


Stalybridge Celtic
In October 2022, Dagnall joined Northern Premier League side Stalybridge Celtic he made his debut against FC United of Manchester and would go on to score 5 goals in 26 appearances.


Lancaster City
It was announced on 28 June 2024, that Chris would be linking up again with his former boss at Stalybridge Celtic, Chris Willcock at Lancaster City. After making 9 appearances, Chris left the club due to work commitments Player Departure: Chris Dagnall


Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Tranmere Rovers2003–04Second Division1
2004–05League One6
2005–06League One0
Rochdale (loan)2005–06League Two3
Rochdale2006–07League Two18
2007–08League Two9
2008–09League Two10
2009–10League Two20
Scunthorpe United2010–117
2011–12League One6
Barnsley2011–12Championship0
2012–13Championship10
2013–14Championship1
Bradford City (loan)2011–12League Two1
Coventry City (loan)2013–14League One1
Leyton Orient2013–14League One7
2014–15League One13
Kerala Blasters2015Indian Super League6
Hibernian2015–16Scottish Championship0
Crewe Alexandra2016–17League Two17
2017–18League Two7
Bury2018–19League Two3
Tranmere Rovers2018–19League Two0
Yeovil Town2019–20National League4
Ashton United2020–21NPL Premier Division0
Yeovil Town2020–21National League1
Hanley Town2021–22Midland League Premier Division17


Honours
Hibernian
  • : 2015–16
  • Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2015–16

Bury

  • EFL League Two second-place promotion: 2018–19

Tranmere Rovers

  • EFL League Two play-offs: 2019

Individual

  • Crewe Alexandra Player of the Year: 2016–17


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