Carl Anthony Regan (born 14 January 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Carl Regan
Personal information
Full name Carl Anthony Regan[1]
Date of birth (1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Everton 0 (0)
2000–2002 Barnsley 37 (0)
2002Hull City (loan) 14 (0)
2002–2004 Hull City 24 (0)
2003–2004Chester City (loan) 4 (0)
2004–2005 Droylsden 34 (0)
2005–2006 Chester City 47 (0)
2006–2008 Macclesfield Town 58 (1)
2008–2009 Milton Keynes Dons 36 (1)
2009–2011 Bristol Rovers 56 (0)
2011Notts County (loan) 4 (0)
2011–2012 Shrewsbury Town 13 (0)
2012 Notts County 11 (0)
2013 Bury 10 (0)
Total 348 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Regan, who is a right-back, began his career with Everton, but left after being offered a new one-year deal in 2000 without breaking into the first-team. He went on to play for Barnsley, Hull City, Droylsden and Chester City before joining Macclesfield Town in July 2006. At the Silkmen, he made over 60 appearances and scored once against Boston United.[2]

On 31 January 2008 Carl left Macclesfield for League Two rivals Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee, rejoining ex-Macclesfield manager Paul Ince, as well as several former Silkmen players. His move came just two days after he had played against MK Dons for Macclesfield. At the Dons, he made nearly 50 appearances, scoring once against Lincoln City.[3]

On 5 June 2009 Regan signed a two-year deal at Bristol Rovers having rejected a new contract at MK Dons and made his debut in a 2–1 home defeat against Leyton Orient. Regan subsequently joined Notts County on a short-term loan deal on 23 February 2011, after failing to establish himself in the first team under new manager Dave Penney. He was one of seventeen players released by the team in May 2011.[4]

After trialing for Shrewsbury Town Regan signed for Graham Turner's side on a one-year deal, ahead of their Pre-Season friendly with Tranmere Rovers.[5] Despite being sidelined by injury for most of the first half of the 2011/12 season, Regan was recalled as a substitute in a 2–1 home win against Southend United on 21 January 2012[6] and kept his place for the next match in a 2–0 away win at Hereford United.[7][8] In May 2012, Regan was released by the club after being deemed surplus to requirements.[9] He signed for Notts County in August 2012 and scored his first goal for the club against Scunthorpe United in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2012.[10] He signed for Bury in January 2013.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 347. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ "Boston United: 2006-07". sportsmole.co.uk. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Dons close in on Posh after win". mkd.vitalfootball.co.uk. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Midfielder Jeff Hughes heads Bristol Rovers exodus". BBC Sport. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Defender signs". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  6. ^ "BBC Sport – Shrewsbury 2–1 Southend". BBC Sport. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  7. ^ "BBC Sport – Hereford 0–2 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  8. ^ "BBC Sport – Regan eager to grab chance back in the Shrewsbury side". BBC Sport. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Four stay, four go at Shrews". Sky Sports. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Scunthorpe United 1 Notts County 2". scunthorpeunited-mad.co.uk. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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