Mitchell Hanson

Mitchell Gene Ben Hanson (born 2 September 1988) is an English former footballer.

Mitchell Hanson

Personal information
Full name	Mitchell Gene Ben Hanson[1]
Date of birth	2 September 1988[1]
Place of birth	Derby, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	Derby County	0	(0)
2008	→ Port Vale (loan)	0	(0)
2008	→ Notts County (loan)	5	(0)
2011	Oxford United	2	(0)
2011–2013	Eastwood Town	55	(1)
2013–2015	Gresley	52	(11)
Total		114	(12)
Teams managed
2012–2013	Eastwood Town (caretaker-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A defender, he spent 2006 to 2011 at Derby County, playing on loan at Port Vale and Notts County, before signing with Eastwood Town via Oxford United in 2011, where he became joint-caretaker-manager in October 2012. He moved to Gresley in summer 2013.

Club career

Born in Derby, Derbyshire,[1] Hanson had extensive reserve team experience and made his debut for the reserve team whilst a schoolboy. Hanson's first taste of first team at Derby was appearing as an unused substitute in the 5–0 defeat away to Reading in April 2006.[2] Hanson, who graduated through the academy, signed his first professional contract with Derby in June 2007.[3] After struggling to break into Paul Jewell's first team, Hanson joined League One strugglers Port Vale on a season long loan, despite struggling with a calf injury.[4] He returned to Derby in April 2008, without making a first team appearance for the "Valiants".[5]

He made his first team debut for Derby as an 89th-minute substitute in a 4–1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on 4 November 2008.[6] and joined Notts County on a months loan in November 2008.[7] He returned to Derby County on New Years Day 2009, after having appeared in five league games for the "Magpies"[8] He signed a new two-year deal with the "Rams" in January 2009.[9]

Early in the 2009–10 season, Hanson sustained a dislocated kneecap which ruled him out of contention for a year, eventually resuming full training in late September 2010.[10] He returned to action with a 60-minute appearance in the reserves 3–1 defeat at Rotherham United the following month.[11] After failing to break into the first team picture, Hanson's Derby contract was cancelled by mutual consent five months early in January 2011.[12] He played for Oxford United reserves on trial in February 2011.[13][14][15] Two months later he signed a contract until the end of the season;[16][17] he made two substitute appearances for the club and was not offered a new contract in the summer.[18]

In September 2011, he signed for Conference North club Eastwood Town.[19] The "Badgers" suffered relegation in last place in 2011–12, winning just four games all season. He was appointed caretaker manager, alongside Paul Riley, following the departure of former manager John Ramshaw in October 2012.[20]

He signed with Gresley of Northern Premier League Division One South in September 2013.[21] He helped the "Moatmen" to a ninth-place finish in 2013–14. He became Gresley's first choice penalty taker in the 2014–15 season, and successfully converted the first five penalties of the season. Gresley reached the play-off semi-finals in 2015, losing to Leek Town.[22] He retired in September 2015 due to injury.

International career

Hanson has played for England at under-18 level, showing his versatility by adapting to a holding midfielder role, rather than his preferred position in defence.

Statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	2005–06[23]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2006–07[24]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2007–08[25]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2008–09[26]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2009–10[27]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11[28]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Port Vale (loan)	2007–08[25]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Notts County (loan)	2008–09[26]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Oxford United	2010–11[28]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Gresley	2013–14	Northern Premier League Division One South	24	2	2	0	0	0	7	1	33	3
	2014–15	Northern Premier League Division One South	28	9	1	0	0	0	5	1	34	10
	Total		52	11	3	0	0	0	12	2	67	13
Career total[lower-alpha 1]			59	11	3	0	1	0	12	2	75	13

1. Statistics for Eastwood Town not recorded.

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
2. "Reading 5–0 Derby". BBC. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
3. "Teenage pair sign Derby contracts". BBC. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
4. "Vale sign Derby youngster Hanson". BBC. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
5. "Seven more players leave Vale". football.co.uk. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
6. "Brighton 1–4 Derby". BBC. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
7. "Hanson heads to Notts". dcfc.co.uk. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
8. "Beardsley and Hanson back from Notts". dcfc.co.uk. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
9. "Defender Hanson signs new deal with Rams". therams.co.uk. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
10. "Youngsters on the comeback trail". dcfc.co.uk. 27 September 2010.
11. "Rotherham United Res 3–1 Derby County Res". dcfc.co.uk. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
12. "Young Trio Leave By Mutual Consent". dcfc.co.uk. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
13. "Six at the Lamex". Oxford United, oufc.co.uk. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012.
14. "Six at the Lamex". Yellow Player. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2014.(subscription required)
15. "Potter hits treble as Oxford United Reserves smash six". Oxford Mail. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
16. "Keeping steady against Shakers". Oxford United, oufc.co.uk. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.
17. "Keeping steady against Shakers". Yellow Player. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2014.(subscription required)
18. "Oxford United release Midson, Sangare, Hanson, Eastwood". BBC Sport. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
19. "Eastwood Sign Hanson". Football Conference, www.footballconference.co.uk. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011.
20. White, Andy (8 March 2014). "Mitch Hanson And Paul Riley Take Eastwood Town Reins". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
21. Broome, David (5 September 2013). "Double defensive swoop for Gresley". Burton Mail. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
22. Sharpe, Rich (29 April 2015). "Leek Town 1 Gresley FC 0 MATCH REPORT". The Sentinel. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
23. "Games played by Mitchell Hanson in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
24. "Games played by Mitchell Hanson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
25. "Games played by Mitchell Hanson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
26. "Games played by Mitchell Hanson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
27. "Games played by Mitchell Hanson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
28. "Games played by Mitchell Hanson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.