Dean Winnard

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.