John Danby (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Robert Danby | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2006 | Kidderminster Harriers | 76 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Chester City[1] | 133 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Eastwood Town | 40 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Chester | 100 | (0) |
| 2014– | Bradford Park Avenue | 32 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:19, 27 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John Danby (born 20 September 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Bradford Park Avenue as a goalkeeper. Previous to this he played for much of his career at Chester City, and the subsequent phoenix club Chester, although he has also played for Kidderminster Harriers and Eastwood Town.
Career
Born in Stoke, Danby spent five seasons with Kidderminster Harriers before signing for Chester City in 2006. Danby's time with Kidderminster unfortunately saw them relegated out of The Football League in 2004–05 but he established himself as a promising young goalkeeper.
He went on to enjoy a successful 2006–07 season with Chester and was named the club's player of the season. Despite the signing of the experienced Gavin Ward, Danby was selected in goal for Chester's opening game of the 2007–08 season against Chesterfield. In two full seasons he did not miss any of Chester's competitive first–team matches, although he went off injured in a Football League Trophy tie against Crewe Alexandra in September 2007 and in a league match against Darlington in March 2008.
On August 12, 2009, Danby made his 128th consecutive start for Chester in The Football League at Barnet, to break a record set more than 40 years earlier by Mike Metcalf.[2] But his hopes of completing a third successive season without missing a match were ended after he injured his shoulder at Notts County on April 4, 2009 and was ruled out for the remainder of the campaign. Therefore Chester brought in James Spencer in on loan.[3]
Following the expulsion of Chester City from the Conference in February 2010, he joined Eastwood Town in March 2010.[4]
He later rejoined the phoenix club Chester FC on the 9 June 2011 despite reported interest from three Football Conference sides.[5] John became first choice goalkeeper in two consecutive Chester championships in Northern Premier League and Conference North. He started third season as a number one but fell out of favour midway through the campaign after Neil Young resignation. Later, Danby, whose contract was part-time, had been unable to train with the squad following the switch to daytime training for the 2014-15 season owing to his personal training business.[6]
In September 2014 he joined Bradford Park Avenue.[7]
Career Honours
Chester City
- Player of the Season: 2006–07.
- Club record: Most consecutive Football League starts (133)
Chester FC'
- Non-League goalkeeper of the year 2011-12
- Northern Premier League Winners 2011-12
- Peter Swales Shield Winners 2012
- Conference North Winners 2012-13
References
- ↑ All Chester City players' statistics for the 2009/10 season were expunged after Chester were expelled from the Conference National for breaking league regulations, Danby made 28 league appearances during this season
- ↑ "Barnet 3 Chester City 1". Chester Chronicle. 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ↑ "Danby ruled out for season climax". BBC Sport. 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ↑ "Chester City FC: John Danby drop into Blue Square North". Chester Chronicle. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ↑ "Chester Transfer Activity 2011/12". Chester F.C. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ↑ "Blues confirm Danby departure". Chester Chronicle. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
- ↑ "Danby Moves to Avenue". Football Conference. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.