Chris Dangerfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher George Dangerfield | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Coleshill, Warwickshire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1976 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1976 | → Portland Timbers (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 1976 | Port Vale | 2 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1977 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | 16 | (2) |
| 1977 | Team Hawaii | 6 | (0) |
| 1978 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1 | (0) |
| 1978 | California Surf | 22 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 99 | (69) |
| 1982 | San Jose Earthquakes | 45 | (25) |
| 1982–1984 | Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) | 75 | (57) |
| 1984–1988 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 159 | (60) |
| 1985 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| 1988 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| San Jose Oaks | |||
| Total | 461+ | (219+) | |
| National team | |||
| 1973–1974 | England U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992–1996 | San Jose Oaks | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christopher George "Chris" Dangerfield (born 9 August 1955) is an English former footballer who spent most of his career in the United States.
He began his career in England before playing ten seasons in the North American Soccer League and at least one in the Western Soccer Alliance. A former England under-20 international, he played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portland Timbers, Port Vale, Las Vegas Quicksilvers, Team Hawaii, Tulsa Roughnecks, California Surf, Los Angeles Aztecs, San Jose Earthquakes / Golden Bay Earthquakes, Minnesota Strikers, and San Jose Oaks.
Dangerfield grew up in Sutton Coldfield and attended John Willmott School. Preferring rugby as a youth, he began playing football around fourteen. In 1972, he began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, but made no first-team appearances. In 1975, he went on loan with the expansion Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League, and scored four goals in 14 games in the 1975 season. Timbers reached Soccer Bowl '75, losing 2–0 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies at the Spartan Stadium. He was kept on by manager Vic Crowe for the 1976 season, scoring another two goals in 22 appearances. He was then released from his contract at Molineux by Wolves boss Bill McGarry. He returned to England to have a trial with Port Vale in August 1976, but only made two substitute appearances at Vale Park in the Third Division for Roy Sproson's "Valiants". He then signed with Coventry City, where he spent the entire 1976–77 season with the team's reserves in The Central League and then turned down a new contract offer from manager Jimmy Hill to search for first team football elsewhere.
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