Danny North

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Danny North
Personal information
Full name Daniel North
Date of birth September 7, 1987 (1987-09-07) (age 20)
Place of birth    Grimsby, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Grimsby Town
Number 9
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004-present Grimsby Town 48 (15)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 24 March 2008(UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Danny North (born 7 September 1987 in Grimsby) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Grimsby Town.

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[edit] Club Career

[edit] Grimsby Town

Danny is a product of the Grimsby Town youth team[1] who scored his first professional goal on February 10 2007 against Bristol Rovers. Grimsby won that game 4-3.[2].

Danny North completed his first senior hat-trick in a game against Barnet on 21 April 2007, where he scored a penalty in the last minute to put Grimsby 5-0 ahead at the end of the game.

On August 14 2007, North scored Grimsby's 7000th goal in all competitions, in the Carling Cup tie at home to Burnley.

In January 2008 North was named League Two Player of the Month after scoring 4 goals in 5 games.[3]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Grimsby Town

  • Supporters Young Player of the Year: 2007
  • Coca Cola League 2 Player of the Month: January 2008

[edit] References

  1. ^ Player Profile at the Electronic Fishcake
  2. ^ North scores his first goal at the Electronic Fishcake
  3. ^ Striker North lands January award at BBC Sport

[edit] External links