Dan is a Stockton lad and after being released aged 16 from Middlesbrough FC Academy where he played in the Nike Cup winning side, he played for the Anchors for a season, but the talented left footer was taken into the Northern League by Billingham Synthonia and the following year he joined a very good Guisborough side, moving with the manager to Whitby Town in 2015 and was a regular for the Evostick Premier side. Dan is an athletic quick left sided defender who operates mainly at left back. He’s excellent technically and a good passer of the ball and is comfortable in possession at either end of the pitch.