Samuel William Hatton (born 7 February 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Welwyn Garden City. Having started his career with Stevenage Borough, he spent time on loan with Northwood, Yeading, Maidenhead United and Diss Town before moving to AFC Wimbledon in 2007 where he notched up 197 league appearances and 22 goals, also helping them earn promotion to the Football League in 2011. He joined Grimsby Town in 2012 where he remained for two seasons. His time with The Dons and Grimsby represent his only spells spent as a professional footballer before later moving on to play for Aldershot Town, Welling United, Hemel Hempstead Town, Bishop's Stortford, Staines Town, Wealdstone and Dartford. Sam is known for being able to slot in anywhere among the back 4 and also centre mid, he is also known for being extremely comfortable on the ball and his crossing ability and his set piece ability Club career Stevenage Borough Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, Hatton progressed through the ranks of the Stevenage Borough academy but only made one first team appearance for the Conference National side. His time at Stevenage was frustrating, as he was loaned out a total of five times between 2006 and 2007. AFC Wimbledon In the 2007–8 pre-season, Hatton was signed by AFC Wimbledon. He performed consistently over the course of five seasons, at first in midfield before converting to right back and was a part of three promotions, including the historic season that saw the club's promotion to the Football League. He was the club's longest serving player, having made 197 league appearances up to the end of the 2011–12 season. In May 2011, he was voted by the Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association as player of the 2010–11 season. On 15 May 2012, Hatton was released by AFC Wimbledon. Manager Terry Brown announced through the AFC Wimbledon website that the club would not take up an option to extend Hatton's contract for the 2012–13 season. Brown described this as: "Definitely one of the hardest decisions I have had to make as a manager." Grimsby Town On 23 June 2012, Hatton signed a two-year contract with Conference Premier side Grimsby Town. He was primarily used as Grimsby's first choice right back for both the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. Both seasons ended with the club being defeated in the Conference Play-off semi finals. He was amongst a number of