Former Conference promotion winner Sam Hatton confident of making National League impact

FORMER Conference play-off winner Sam Hatton says he can still make a big impact in the .

The versatile 29-year-old was part of AFC Wimbledon's rise into the League after joining them in the Ryman Premier and helping them to three promotions, culminating in the Conference play-off final.

After five years with the Dons, he joined Grimsby Town, helping the Mariners to two top five finishes before joining .

Last season he was in the with but he admits a return to full-time football is on his mind.

And the former international is convinced he can make a real contribution in the National League or higher.

“I've been doing a bit of landscape gardening, which got me out, but that was a temporary thing really because I want to be back full-time,” Hatton, who is comfortable at right-back or in central midfield, told The .

“I'm only 29 and I look after myself properly so I feel like I've got a lot to offer at that level. I've been part of successful teams – the season we won promotion into the League at Wimbledon was the best you can ever imagine. When you've experienced that, you want it again and again.”

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