Danny Groves

Danny Groves
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Charles Groves[1]
Date of birth10 December 1990[1]
Place of birthDarlington, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
?–2009Darlington
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2010Darlington16(0)
2010–2012Blyth Spartans53(2)
2012–Spennymoor Town?(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:46, 17 November 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Charles "Danny" Groves (born 10 December 1990) is an English footballer currently playing for Spennymoor Town F.C.. He is a midfielder or right back.

Career

Darlington

Groves started his career at Darlington and made his debut appearance for the club as a substitute in the last 13 minutes of the game against Chester City on 2 May 2009.[2]

He was released by the club following their relegation from League Two, along with 13 other players.[3]

Blyth Spartans

In August 2010 he signed for Blyth Spartans,[4] making his debut, coming on as a second half substitute, in the home game against Corby Town on 21 August 2010.

Following the release of Stephen Harrison, Groves has become the Spartans' first choice right back.[5]

Groves was released by Blyth prior to the 2012–13 season.[6]

Spennymoor Town

After being released by Blyth, Groves was picked up by Spennymoor Town[7] during the summer of 2012. Groves missed out on going to Wembley with his teammates for the 2013 FA Vase Final after being admitted to hospital with a twisted bowel and appendicitis and was recovering for a few months after a couple of operations.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ "Chester 1–2 Darlington". BBC Sport. 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  3. ↑ "http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/8652408.stm". BBC Sport. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  4. ↑ "Blyth Spartans sign Danny Groves". Blyth Spartans AFC. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  5. ↑ "Blyth Spartans v Eastwood Town (Match Reaction)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  6. ↑ "Four Players Leave the Club". Blyth Spartans AFC. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  7. ↑ "New Players At The Brewery Field". 10 June 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Dan Groves update.". 12 February 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

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