Mike Sanderson (footballer)

Mike Sanderson
Personal information
Full name Michael Sanderson[1]
Date of birth (1966-10-26)26 October 1966[1]
Place of birth West Germany[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Darlington 1 (0)
– Guisborough Town
– Billingham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Sanderson (born 26 October 1966) is a former football midfielder who played in the Football League for Darlington on a non-contract basis. He began his career as a trainee with Hartlepool United, and also played non-league football for Billingham Town[2] and Guisborough Town.[3]

Sanderson made his Darlington debut on 3 March 1985, standing in for regular left back Peter Johnson in a 7–0 defeat of Halifax Town in the Associate Members' Cup. He played once in the Third Division, replacing Steve Tupling for the visit to Notts County on 6 May 1986; Darlington lost 5–0.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Mike Sanderson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  4. ^ Tweddle, Frank. The Definitive Darlington F.C. pp. 81–82.