Ritchie Hanlon

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Ritchie Hanlon
Personal information
Full name Richard Kenneth Hanlon
Date of birth (1978-05-26) 26 May 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Wembley, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hayes & Yeading United (assistant manager)
Youth career
1994–1996 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Southend United 2 (0)
1997–1998 Welling United 30 (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)
Managerial career
2007 St Albans City
2012–2016 Kings Langley (joint manager)
2016–2017 Hayes & Yeading United (joint manager)
2023 Hayes & Yeading United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Kenneth Hanlon (born 26 May 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently assistant manager of Hayes & Yeading United.

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. He also had a couple of seasons managing his sons Abbots Langley Youth U7's-U8's. In July 2012, he was appointed as joint manager alongside Paul Hughes at Kings Langley in the Spartan South Midlands Football League Division One.

Playing career[edit]

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]

Managerial career[edit]

At age 29,[10] Hanlon was appointed manager of Conference South outfit St Albans City in May 2007,[11] but lasted only ten games before being released in September.[12] In July 2012, he was appointed as joint manager of Kings Langley of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One, alongside Paul Hughes, helping the club to three consecutive promotions - reaching the Southern League Premier Division in 2016.

In November 2016, Hanlon moved with Hughes to Hayes & Yeading.[13] He departed for personal reasons soon after, leaving Hughes in sole charge.[14]

In May 2023, following Hughes' resignation as manager, Hanlon was appointed manager of Hayes & Yeading United.[15] In October, he stepped down as manager to become assistant to Mark Molesley.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fixtures/Results: Sheff Utd 3 – 0 Southend". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 16 May 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Players: Ritchie Hanlon". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Fixtures/Results: Peterborough 3 – 1 Scarborough". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Stevenage bolster midfield". BBC Sport. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Lincoln seal loan deal for Hanlon". BBC Sport. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Hanlon poised for Lincoln switch". BBC Sport. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  7. ^ "Ritchie Hanlon – In Focus". Cambridge United F.C. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  8. ^ "Hanlon joins U's". Non-League Daily. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  9. ^ "Cambridge star Hanlon has to quit". BBC Sport. 14 January 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  10. ^ "Hanlon handed U's post". Non-League Daily. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  11. ^ "Ritchie Hanlon profile..." St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  12. ^ "St Albans dismiss manager Hanlon". BBC Sport. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  13. ^ "Interim Kings boss has nothing but praise for Hanlon and Hughes".
  14. ^ "Hayes & Yeading United Football Club - Management".
  15. ^ "Managerial Change at Hayes & Yeading". southern-football-league.co.uk. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  16. ^ @HYUFC_Official (11 October 2023). "New face, old face. Managerial changes at United. Mark Molesley joins as First Team Manager with Ritchie Hanlon becoming Assistant Manager" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Twitter.

External links[edit]

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