Carl Anthony Regan (born 14 January 1980) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Regan, who is a

, began his career with Everton, but left after being offered a new one-year deal in 2000 without breaking into the first-team. He went on to play for

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...

Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the mid-19th cen ...

and Chester City before joining

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

in July 2006. At the Silkmen, he made over 60 appearances and scored once against

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club is known as 'the ...

. On 31 January 2008 Carl left Macclesfield for League Two rivals

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 EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football leag ...

for an undisclosed fee, rejoining ex-Macclesfield manager

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, as well as several former Silkmen players. His move came just two days after he had played against MK Dons for Macclesfield. At the Dons, he made nearly 50 appearances, scoring once against Lincoln City. On 5 June 2009 Regan signed a two-year deal at Bristol Rovers having rejected a new contract at MK Dons and made his debut in a 2–1 home defeat against

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

. Regan subsequently joined Notts County on a short-term loan deal on 23 February 2011, after failing to establish himself in the first team under new manager Dave Penney. He was one of seventeen players released by the team in May 2011. After trialing for

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...

Regan signed for

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's side on a one-year deal, ahead of their Pre-Season friendly with

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

. Despite being sidelined by injury for most of the first half of the 2011/12 season, Regan was recalled as a substitute in a 2–1 home win against Southend United on 21 January 2012 and kept his place for the next match in a 2–0 away win at

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

. In May 2012, Regan was released by the club after being deemed surplus to requirements. He signed for

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in August 2012 and scored his first goal for the club against

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

in the

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on 4 September 2012. He signed for Bury in January 2013.

Honours

FA Youth Cup The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It ...

: 1998

References

External links

Carl Regan player profile
at mkdons.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Regan, Carl 1980 births Footballers from Liverpool Living people Black British sportsmen Men's association football fullbacks English men's footballers Everton F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Bury F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen