Danny Coles

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Personal information
Danny Coles
Full name	Daniel Richard Coles
Date of birth	31 October 1981 (1981-10-31) (age 26)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bristol Rovers
Number	16
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2005 2005–2008 2007 2007-2008 2008–	Bristol City Hull City → Hartlepool United (loan) → Bristol Rovers (loan) Bristol Rovers	148 (6) 031 (0) 003 (0) 007 (0) 007 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 16 February 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Richard "Danny" Coles (born 31 October 1981 in Bristol, England) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He joined Bristol Rovers in Football League One on an initial 3 month loan period, beginning 1 November 2007, from Championship side Hull City. The move became permanent on 8 January 2008 when he signed a two-and-a-half year contract for The Pirates.^[1]

Coles started his career at Bristol City, where he played 148 games and was named their Young Player Of The Year in 2002–03. While at City, he was arrested and charged in July 2005 for being drunk and disorderly during a pre-season trip.^[2]

He was signed for Hull City on 26 July 2005 by then manager Peter Taylor for a fee of £200,000. After a promising start to his Hull City career, Coles suffered a knee injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2005–06 season. Struggling to break into Hull's first team following his injury, on 1 October 2007 he signed for League One side Hartlepool United on a one month loan deal.^[3]