Dan Wishart

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Dan Wishart
Dan Wishart 2017-04-29 1.jpg
Wishart playing for Forest Green Rovers in 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Alexander Wishart [1]
Date of birth (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Sholing
Youth career
–2010 Hayes & Yeading United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Hayes & Yeading United 97 (9)
2010 → Hendon (loan) 5 (3)
2011 → Burnham (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 Alfreton Town 19 (2)
2014 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2 (0)
2014 → Margate (loan) 7 (0)
2014 → Eastleigh (loan) 10 (0)
2014 Hayes & Yeading United 13 (4)
2014–2016 Sutton United 68 (6)
2016–2018 Forest Green Rovers 61 (0)
2018 Sutton United 14 (0)
2018–2020 Maidstone United 48 (7)
2020–2022 Wealdstone 20 (0)
2021–2022 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 23 (1)
2022 Hayes & Yeading United 12 (1)
2022–2024 Hampton & Richmond Borough 58 (0)
2024–2025 Hemel Hempstead Town 20 (0)
2025 Sholing 1 (0)
2025– Sholing 9 (0)
International career
2016 England C 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:49, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Daniel Alexander Wishart (born 28 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sholing.

Contents

Club career

Wishart started his footballing career at local side Hayes & Yeading United, where he played over 100 times, before joining Alfreton Town in 2013. [3] Failing to establish himself as a key player at Alfreton, Wishart had loan spells at Margate [4] and Eastleigh [5] before returning to Hayes & Yeading United for the 2014–15 season. After impressing within his first few games of the campaign, Wishart moved to fellow Conference South side Sutton United. [5] On 15 November 2014, Wishart made his Sutton debut during their 2–1 home defeat against Hemel Hempstead Town, featuring for 63 minutes before being replaced by Jessy Reindorf. [6] A couple of months later, Wishart scored his first goal for Sutton during their 1–1 draw with Wealdstone, with the opening goal in the 42nd minute. [7] Wishart quickly became a regular in the Sutton starting lineup, having an influential role in their promotion to the National League during the 2015–16 season.[ citation needed ]

Following an impressive start to the 2016–17 season, Wishart joined Forest Green Rovers in October 2016. [8] Wishart made his Forest Green debut in their 4–0 away victory over Aldershot Town, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. [9] He scored his first goal for Forest Green in an EFL Trophy tie against Newport County on 29 August 2017. [10]

On 18 June 2018, Wishart returned to Sutton United on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, [11] before signing for Maidstone United in November 2018. [12] Following Maidstone's relegation, Wishart was transfer listed by the club after citing a desire to play at a higher level. [13] However, he was swiftly reintroduced to the team in 2019-20, [14] scoring 8 times in total before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

On 3 July 2020, Wishart returned to the National League by signing for Wealdstone. [15] Wishart made his first appearance for the club on 27 October 2020, coming off the bench against King's Lynn in a 3–2 victory for the Stones, with his first start coming on 9 January 2021 against Hartlepool United. At the end of the season, it was announced that Wishart would be departing the club. [16] However, he continued to train with the club, and was later included in the squad for the 2021–22 season. [17] On 20 October 2021, Wishart signed for Hemel Hempstead Town on loan. [18] He played a total of 24 games for Hemel, scoring once. [5] On 17 May 2022, it was announced that Wishart had been released by Wealdstone. [19] Wishart returned for a third permanent spell at Hayes & Yeading United in the summer of 2022 before departing for Hampton & Richmond Borough in November 2022. [20]

In May 2024, Wishart joined Hemel Hempstead Town on a permanent basis. [21] He left the club in January 2025, [22] signing for Sholing where he made one appearance before suffering an injury. [23] Wishart rejoined Sholing ahead of the 2025–26 season. [24]


Career statistics

As of match played 7 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hayes & Yeading United 2009–10 [25] Conference Premier 11000—00110
2010–11 [25] Conference Premier13000—00130
2011–12 [25] Conference Premier36510—1 [a] 0385
2012–13 [25] Conference South 37431—2 [a] 1426
Total97941—3110411
Hendon (loan) 2010–11 [26] Isthmian League Premier Division5330—3 [b] 0113
Burnham (loan) 2011–12 [25] Southern League Division One Central1000—1 [c] 020
Alfreton Town 2013–14 [5] Conference Premier19200—1 [a] 0202
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2013–14 [25] Conference South2000—0020
Margate (loan) 2013–14 [5] Isthmian League Premier Division7000—0070
Eastleigh (loan)2013–14 [25] Conference South10000—00100
Hayes & Yeading United 2014–15 [25] Conference South13400—00134
Sutton United 2014–15 [25] Conference South22200—2 [a] 0242
2015–16 [25] National League South 37341—6 [a] 0474
2016–17 [25] National League 9100—0091
Total68641—80807
Forest Green Rovers 2016–17 [5] National League29000—7 [d] 0360
2017–18 [5] League Two 32020104 [e] 1391
Total6102010111751
Sutton United 2018–19 [25] National League14000—3 [f] 0170
Maidstone United 2018–19 [25] National League 19000—6 [a] 0250
2019–20 [5] National League South29731—1 [a] 0338
Total487310070588
Wealdstone 2020–21 [5] National League15000—1 [a] 0160
2021–22 [5] National League5000—0050
Total200001000210
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2021–22 [25] National League South23100—1 [a] 0241
Career total388321631039244637
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, two in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
  4. ↑ Four appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Sutton United

Forest Green Rovers

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 80. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "San Wishart". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Reds sign striker Wishart". Alfreton Town F.C. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Margate bring in winger Wishart on loan". Kent News. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "D. Wishart". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sutton United vs. Hemel Hempstead Town". Soccerway. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sutton United vs. Wealdstone". Soccerway. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Dan Wishart: Forest Green Rovers sign Sutton United defender". BBC Sport. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Aldershot Town vs. Forest Green Rovers". Soccerway. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers 2-0 Newport". BBC Sport. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Paul gets his wish". Sutton United F.C. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Wheeler deals for Wishart". 27 November 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ "Wishart still waiting". 18 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Reaction: What now for Wish?". 27 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "Dan Wishart becomes Wealdstone FC's first summer signing!". 3 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Stones announce retained list". 4 June 2021.
  17. ↑ @WealdstoneFC (14 August 2021). "👕 We held our team photo this afternoon, here's this seasons runners and riders!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "Double boost for Jones ahead of Welling". 20 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "PLAYER NEWS | Six depart the club". 17 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "BEAVERS ADD WISHART AND MCLOUGHLIN". www.hrbfc.co.uk. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "WELCOME BACK | Dan Wishart". www.hemelfc.com. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "Player Departure Daniel Wishart". Hemel Hempstead Town FC. 14 January 2025.
  23. ↑ @sholingfc (25 January 2025). "37' Mins ⚫️DOR 0 - 0 SHO🟡 Romeo Akinola replaces Dan Wishart after an injury early on in the game. A strong performance from our new man before being forced off 👏 #uptheboatmen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ↑ "RETURNING SIGNING Dan Wishart returns to Sholing!". Sholing FC. 1 July 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Dan Wishart". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  26. ↑ "Daniel Wishart". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2017.