Dean Winnard (born 20 August 1989) is an English footballer who last played for Marine in the Northern Premier League Division One West.

Winnard was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester[1] and began his career in the youth team of Blackburn Rovers.

[6][5] He previously went on a trial with Accrington Stanley, leading him to sign for the club despite interests from Doncaster Rovers and Rotherham United.

[8] Winnard made his Football League debut on 8 August in the 0–1 defeat to Rotherham United.

[11] Winnard made his return to the first team from injury on 5 September 2009, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 win over Bury.

[18] As he played in the left–back position, he helped the side keep three clean sheet in the first three league matches of the season.

[19] Winnard later helped the side keep another three clean sheets in a row between 26 February 2011 and 8 March 2011.

[24] Winnard started the season well when he scored and set up a goal, in a 2–1 win over Burton Albion on 27 August 2011.

[28] On 5 November 2011, Winnard captained the side for the first time in his Accrington Stanley's career, as they lost 2–1 against Bristol Rovers in the first round of the FA Cup.

[33] He made his return to the starting line-up and playing the whole game, in a 3–1 loss against Torquay United on 13 October 2012.

[36] Despite missing two matches due to suspension during the 2012–13 season,[37] Winnard went on to make forty–three appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

[47] It wasn't until on 16 September 2014 when Winnard returned to the first team, coming on as a second–half substitute, in a 3–1 loss against Oxford United.

[51] On 14 April 2015, he returned to the first team after missing two matches, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Hartlepool United.

[55] Although Winnard returned to the substitute bench role, he never played for the side for the rest of the season.

[61] Winnard made his Morecambe debut on 17 September 2016, starting the whole game, in a 2–1 win over Cambridge United.

[63] After returning from injury, Winnard scored his first goal for Morecambe in an FA Cup tie against Coventry City on 6 November 2016.

[69] Winnard then returned from injury on 21 October 2017, where he started the whole game, in a 0–0 draw against Grimsby Town.

[71] It wasn't until on 3 February 2018 when he returned to the first team from injury, starting the whole game, in a 0–0 draw against Port Vale.

In December 2013, Winnard were among four Accrington Stanley to be appointed by PFA player ambassadors to work with the club's community trust.