Daniel Dean Lunan (born 14 March 1984) is an English former semi-professional

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who played as a defender. He played once in

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with Southend United, before dropping into

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Career

Lunan started his career as a youth player with

Maldon Town Maldon & Tiptree Football Club is a football club based in Maldon, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Wallace Binder Ground. History Maldon Town Football Club was established in August 1946 as part of the Maldon ...

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and

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before moving to Southend United. He made one appearance for Southend United in the

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, replacing Dave McSweeney as a substitute in the 3–1 home win against Exeter City on 1 April 2002. He dropped into

joining

Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...

in the summer of 2003, playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division and

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with the club. In November 2004, Lunan joined

Fisher Athletic Fisher Athletic F.C. were a semi-professional football club from South East London, which last played in the Conference South, which is one of the two leagues that form the sixth tier of the English football league system. The Bermondsey-based ...

following his release from Grays. He then had spells with Redbridge, Chelmsford City before joining East Thurrock United in August 2006. Lunan joined Conference South team Thurrock in 2007, making his debut against

Salisbury City Salisbury City Football Club was an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, first to the Conference S ...

in the 0–0 draw on 17 March 2007. He went on to make another nine appearances for Thurrock in the league during the 2006–07. Lunan then moved to

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...

, before joining Tiptree United in June 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lunan, Daniel Living people Footballers from Bromley 1984 births English footballers English Football League players Southend United F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Fisher Athletic F.C. players Redbridge F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players East Thurrock United F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Tiptree United F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Isthmian League players Association football defenders