Daniel Joseph Hone (born 15 September 1989) is an English former professional footballer. Hone played as a defender notably in the

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for Lincoln City. He also played for

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

, Barrow,

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

and

FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National League (division), National League, the fifth level of English football league system. They replac ...

Career

Hone is a product of the Lincoln City centre of excellence and made his debut in the

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first round match against

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which ended as a 1–1 draw filling in for the injured

Lee Beevers Lee Jonathan Beevers (born 4 December 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He previously had spells with Ipswich Town, Boston United, Lincoln City, Colchester United, Walsall and Mansfield Town. Born ...

and the ineligible

Hamza Bencherif Hamza Bencherif (; born 9 February 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Northern Premier League club Worksop Town where he is club captain. Born in Paris, he has played in the Football League for several ...

. He signed a -year professional contract for Lincoln in December 2007. He scored his first Lincoln City goal in a 2–1 home victory over

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in February 2008. In May 2011 he was one of just three squad players to be offered a new contract after a mass clear out of players following relegation from the

, and he duly signed up for a further year on 30 June 2011. Although he played ten games early in the season for Lincoln, he lost his place in the team and was loaned to Barrow in November 2011. In May 2012, manager

David Holdsworth David Gary Holdsworth (born 8 November 1968) is an English former professional footballer turned manager. As a player, he was a defender who played between 1986 and 2005 for Watford, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Walsall, Bolton Wanderers ...

confirmed that Hone would not be offered a new contract. In July 2012 he joined

on trial, and a week later signed a one-year contract. In May 2013 he signed for

. Hone then signed for

in 2016, but departed after a season.

Career statistics

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Personal life

He is the son of former Lincoln City defender, Mark Hone; they are the fifth father and son to represent the club. Hone now owns and runs an indoor football facility.

Honours

North Ferriby United *

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: 2014–15

References

External links

*
Lincoln City profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hone, Daniel 1989 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon People from Croydon English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Lincoln City F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players FC Halifax Town players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen