Andy Dales

Andrew Dales (born 13 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Altrincham on loan from Scunthorpe United, as a winger.

Andy Dales

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Dales[1]
Date of birth	13 November 1994
Place of birth	Derby, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Altrincham (on loan from Scunthorpe United)
Number	17
Youth career
2004–2014	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Mickleover Sports
2018–	Scunthorpe United	23	(1)
2019	→ Dundee (loan)	10	(0)
2020	→ Hamilton Academical (loan)	2	(0)
2020–	→ Altrincham (loan)	3	(0)
National team
	England C
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:07, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Derby,[3] Dales spent 10 years with the youth team of Derby County after joining at the age of 9.[4] He was offered a professional contract by Derby in 2013.[5]

He then played non-League football with Mickleover Sports, and trained with the V9 Academy, before signing for Scunthorpe United in June 2018.[4][6] He scored on his professional debut on 4 August 2018.[7][8]

Dales was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Dundee in January 2019.[9] He moved on loan to Hamilton Academical in January 2020.[10]

In November 2020 he moved on loan to Altrincham.[11]

International career

Dales was an England C international.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 November 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scunthorpe United	2018–19[7]	League One	20	1	2	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	25	2
	2019–20[12]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	2020–21[13]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	Total		23	1	2	0	0	0	8	1	33	1
Dundee (loan)	2018–19[7]	Scottish Premiership	10	0	2	0	0	0	—		12	0
Hamilton Academical (loan)	2019–20[12]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	2	1	0	0	—		4	1
Altrincham (loan)	2020–21[3]	National League	3	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
Career total			38	1	6	1	0	0	8	1	52	3

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
2. "Andy Dales - Midfielder - First Team and U23s - Scunthorpe United". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
3. "A. Dales: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
4. Paul Crute (2 July 2018). "Who is Andy Dales? The lowdown on Scunthorpe United's new signing". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
5. Brand, Elaine (11 April 2013). "Derby Hand Out Ten Professional Deals". League Football Education. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
6. "Andy Dales: Scunthorpe United sign Mickleover Sports forward". BBC Sport. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
7. "Games played by Andy Dales in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
8. Paul Crute (7 August 2018). "Andy Dales enjoys special moment after scoring debut goal for Scunthorpe United". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
9. "Andy Dales: Dundee sign Scunthorpe United winger on loan". BBC Sport. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
10. "Andy Dales Is An Accie". Hamilton Academical Website. 9 January 2020.
11. "Further new additions at Altrincham | Non League Daily".
12. "Games played by Andy Dales in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
13. "Games played by Andy Dales in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2020.