Charles Dunne

Charles Dunne (born 13 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for St Mirren. He has previously played for Wycombe Wanderers, Staines Town, Blackpool, Crawley Town, Oldham Athletic and Motherwell.

Club Career

Wycombe Wanderers

Dunne started his youth career at Orpington youth in the Kent League where he played under ex-pro Dave Smith. He made 63 appearances scoring 16 goals between 2007 and 2010. He then came through the ranks at Wycombe Wanderers after joining them in 2010 on youth contract terms, and in September 2011, he signed a two-year professional contract.

The following month he was loaned to Staines Town until the end of the season, on a youth contract. Dunne made his Staines Town debut on 22 October 2011, playing the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Woking He scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–1 loss against Sutton United on 5 November 2011. He returned to Wycombe Wanderers in November, along with teammate Jesse Kewley-Graham, to boost the club's squad options. Dunne made his professional debut for Wycombe Wanderers on 21 April 2012, in a 2–1 away loss against Charlton Athletic, coming on as a substitute for Grant Basey in the 85th minute. He made his second appearance the following weekend as Wycombe lost 4–3 at home against Notts County, coming on for Joel Grant in the 84th minute. This defeat relegated Wycombe into League Two, after a single season in League One. He played the majority of the final game of the season in front of a sell out at Hillsborough, replacing injured Grant Basey as Wycombe succumbed to a 2–0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday.

Following the club's academy demise, Dunne was promoted to the first team squad at the start of the 2012–13 season. He made his first professional start, in the first round of the League Cup, in a 1–0 defeat to Watford on 11 August 2012. Following this, Dunne had a handful of first team appearances for the side, playing in the left-back position for most of the seaso