Dan Gallagher (footballer)

Daniel Lee Gallagher (born 20 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dorking Wanderers.

Daniel Gallagher

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Lee Gallagher[1]
Date of birth	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Epsom, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dorking Wanderers
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2015	AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	AFC Wimbledon	1	(0)
2016	→ Kingstonian (loan)	8	(0)
2017–2019	Leatherhead	87	(5)
2019–	Dorking Wanderers	169	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:42, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Having played for AFC Wimbledon since age ten,^[2] Gallagher made his Football league début for AFC Wimbledon on 14 April 2015, coming on as a late substitute during the 1–1 away draw with Plymouth Argyle.^[3] Gallagher signed his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in February 2015.^[2]

On 4 August 2016, Gallagher joined Isthmian League side and neighbours, Kingstonian on a one-month loan.^[4] Just under a week later, he made his debut during a 1–0 defeat to Harlow Town, playing the full 90 minutes.^[5] On 1 September 2016, his loan was extended for a further month.^[6] During this following month, Gallagher went onto feature four more times before returning to Wimbledon in October.

Following his release from Wimbledon, Gallagher opted to return to the Isthmian League, to join Leatherhead in July 2017.^[7] Gallagher joined Leatherhead's neighbours Dorking Wanderers in August 2019.^[8]

After the signing of Tony Craig from Crawley Town, Gallagher moved into a defensive midfielder role and quickly found himself as one of the first names on the team sheet. He made the England C provisional squad as well as also winning the Manager's Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Dan is the younger brother of twins; Jake and Josh, who play for and manage Isthmian South Central side Raynes Park Vale respectively, and the older brother of Atlético Madrid and England footballer, Conor.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2025.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Wimbledon	2014–15[10]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015–16[10]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2016–17[10]	League One	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Kingstonian (loan)	2016–17[11]	Isthmian League Premier Division	8	0	1	0	—		1[b]	0	10	0
Leatherhead	2017–18[12][10]	Isthmian League Premier Division	41	2	5	1	—		1[c]	0	47	3
	2018–19[13]	Isthmian League Premier Division	41	2	5	0	—		2[d]	0	48	2
	2019–20[14]	Isthmian League Premier Division	5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
	Total		87	5	10	1	—		3	0	100	5
Dorking Wanderers	2019–20[15]	National League South	23	0	1	0	—		7[e]	0	31	0
	2020–21[15]	National League South	12	0	0	0	—		2[c]	0	14	0
	2021–22[10][16]	National League South	32	2	4	0	—		3[f]	0	39	2
	2022–23[10]	National League	38	3	1	1	—		3[c]	0	42	4
	2023–24[10]	National League	27	0	1	0	—		2[c]	0	30	0
	2024–25[10][17]	National League South	37	0	1	0	—		2[g]	0	40	0
	Total		169	5	8	1	—		19	0	196	6
Career total			265	10	19	2	0	0	24	0	308	12

1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy
3. Appearance in the FA Trophy
4. One appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy, one in the FA Trophy
5. Five appearances in the FA Trophy, two in the National League South play-offs
6. One appearance in the FA Trophy, two in the National League South play-offs
7. One appearance in the FA Trophy, one in the National League South play-offs