Danny Sleath
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| Full name | Daniel James Sleath | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1986 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Matlock, England | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Mansfield Town | 14 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2006 | → Gresley Rovers (loan) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | → Boston United (loan) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Eastwood Town | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Ilkeston Town | |||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Boston United | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Nuneaton Town | 70 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Tamworth | 6 | (0) | |||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:49, 31 August 2014 (UTC). | ||||||||||||
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Danny Sleath (born 14 December 1986, in Matlock) is an English footballer who most recently played for Conference North side Tamworth, where he played as a midfielder.
Playing career
Mansfield Town
Born in Matlock, Derbyshire, Sleath is a graduate of the Mansfield Town youth academy and signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2006.[1] During the 2006–07 season, Sleath was loaned out to Northern Premier League side Gresley Rovers,[2] and later Conference North side Alfreton Town,[3] to get first-team experience. After being recalled to his parent club, he made his first-team debut for Mansfield against Boston in March 2007,[4] and was offered a new contract in May 2007.[5] He joined Boston United on loan in November 2007,[6] and then Gainsborough Trinity on loan in March 2008 until the end of the 2007–08 season.[7] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2007–08 season.[8]
Eastwood Town
After his release by Mansfield, he decided to pursue a career outside full-time professional football and enrolled at Loughborough University.[9] He played for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Eastwood Town in September 2008.[9][10]
Ilkeston Town
He spent the second half of the season with Ilkeston Town helping the club earn promotion.[11]
Boston United
In July 2009, Sleath signed for Boston United,[11] and helped them to their best run of results for 23 years during the 2009–10 season,[12] as Boston won the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup and promotion.[13][14] He also played in the final of the 2011 Summer Universiade for Great Britain during his time with Boston United.
Nuneaton Town
In June 2012 he joined Nuneaton Town.[15]
Tamworth
On June 9, 2014, Sleath signed a contract with Conference North side Tamworth, and was joined at the club on the same day by former Nuneaton Town colleagues Kevin Thornton and David Hibbert.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 May 2014.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[Note 1] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mansfield Town | 2006–07 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mansfield Town total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Eastwood Town | 2008–09 | Northern Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ilkeston Town | 2008–09 | Northern Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boston United | 2009–10 | Northern Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Conference North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Boston United total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nuneaton Town | 2012–13 | Conference National | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| Nuneaton Town total | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | |||
| Tamworth | 2014–15 | Conference North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Danny Sleath". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Rovers extend winger's loan". Non League Daily. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Mixed fortune for Ebdon". Non League Daily. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Games played by Danny Sleath in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Stags offer deals to 11 players". BBC Sport. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Good news for Pilgrims". BBC Sport. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Stags let five leave Field Mill". BBC Sport. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ↑ "Sleath let go". Mansfield Town FC. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- 1 2 "Three 'new' badgers". Non-League Daily. International Publishing Group. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ Miles, Kev (27 September 2008). "Eastwood Town edge through in FA Cup". Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- 1 2 "Squad Info > First Team > Danny Sleath". Boston United Football Club. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
Left-sided midfield player Danny Sleath joined Boston United on a permanent basis in July 2009, having helped guide Ilkeston Town to promotion two months earlier.
- ↑ "Sleath demands Pilgrims extend winning run". Lincolnshire Echo. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ "Boston United win Unibond League Challenge Cup final". BBC Sport. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ "Boston United clinch promotion with play-off final win". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ "Newly-promoted Nuneaton make three more signings". BBC Sport. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "Tamworth FC land Nuneaton duo". Tamworth Herald. 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "Danny Sleath Stats". Soccerbase.
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