Sean Philip O'Hanlon (born 2 January 1983) is an English retired

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. O'Hanlon played for

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

, Hibernian,

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

and

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

Career

O'Hanlon started his career in his native

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with Everton, but he did not make an appearance for their first team. He joined

, initially on loan, and he became a regular in their first team squad and was made team captain after the departure of Andy Gurney in 2005. He signed for

in 2006 and featured regularly in their team. One of the most notable moments of O'Hanlon's career was when he scored a goal with a towering header at

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in the 2008 Football League Trophy Final victory against

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

. He missed most of the 2009–10 season due to a knee injury. At the end of the 2010–11 season, O'Hanlon was told his contract would not be renewed, despite having made 37 appearances that season. O'Hanlon signed for

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club Hibernian on a two-year contract in June 2011. He lost his place in the Hibs first team after

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was appointed manager. O'Hanlon left Hibs by mutual consent on 31 August 2012. He played as a trialist for junior club

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in November 2012. O'Hanlon signed for

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club

on 11 January 2013, agreeing a contract with the club until the end of the 2012–13 season. on 12 April 2013 he signed a two-year extension to his contract. On 4 May 2015, O'Hanlon was released by Carlisle. O'Hanlon signed for Stockport County on 29 May 2015 on a season long contract. He was immediately given the role of captain.. He left Stockport at end of the 2015–16 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Milton Keynes Dons *

Football League Trophy The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL Leag ...

: 2007–08 *

Football League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

: 2007–08 Individual *

PFA Team of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top four tiers of men's English football; the Premie ...

: 2008–09 League One

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohanlon, Sean 1983 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English footballers Association football central defenders Everton F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Appointed Marine AFC u23 Manager on the 20 of June 2022