Joe Dolan

Joe Dolan (born 27 May 1980) is an English-born Northern Irish former footballer who last played for Walton Casuals.

As a professional footballer, he played in the Football League for Millwall, Stockport County, Brighton & Hove Albion and Leyton Orient. He featured for 18 teams throughout his career, failing to make an appearance for Chelsea.

Professional career After playing for the youth team of non-League Elmstead, Dolan started his career as a trainee at Chelsea, but was unable to feature for the first team after signing a professional contract ahead of the 1997-98 season. On 15 April 1998, Dolan completed a move to Millwall. The defender was a regular at The Den until breaking his leg, but was unable to reproduce his ability after recovering from the injury.

In October 2004, Dolan joined Crawley Town on a three-month loan deal. Scoring once in 12 appearances for the Red Devils, he also had temporary stays with Stockport County and Brighton & Hove Albion for the remainder of the campaign. He was released at the end of the season.

International career Dolan played five teams for the Northern Ireland U18 team, and six times for the Northern Ireland U21 team. On 24 August 1998, Dolan made his international debut in a 2–1 win over Wales. He also featured against Moldova, Germany on two occasions and Republic of Ireland.

On 8 October 1999, he made his U21 debut in a 2–1 defeat to Finland. He later played against Malta twice, Scotland, Denmark and Iceland. In his international career, Dolan recorded four wins, three draws and four defeats.