Danny Sleath

Danny Sleath
Personal information
Full name Daniel James Sleath
Date of birth (1986-12-14) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:49, 31 August 2014 (UTC).

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]
Sleath with Nuneaton Town.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[Note 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mansfield Town 2006–07 League Two 7000000070
2007–08 7010001090
Mansfield Town total 140000010160
Eastwood Town 2008–09 Northern Premier Division 0000–0000
Ilkeston Town 2008–09 Northern Premier Division 0000–0000
Boston United 2009–10 Northern Premier Division 0000–0000
2010–11 Conference North 0000–0000
2011–12 0000–0000
Boston United total 0000–0000
Nuneaton Town 2012–13 Conference National 29120–00311
2013–14 41100–00411
Nuneaton Town total 70220–00722
Tamworth 2014–15 Conference North 0000–0000
Career totals 0000000000
  1. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Danny Sleath". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  2. ↑ "Rovers extend winger's loan". Non League Daily. 11 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "Mixed fortune for Ebdon". Non League Daily. 8 February 2007. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Danny Sleath in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  5. ↑ "Stags offer deals to 11 players". BBC Sport. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  6. ↑ "Good news for Pilgrims". BBC Sport. 23 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  7. ↑ "Stags let five leave Field Mill". BBC Sport. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  8. ↑ "Sleath let go". Mansfield Town FC. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  9. 1 2 "Three 'new' badgers". Non-League Daily. International Publishing Group. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  10. ↑ Miles, Kev (27 September 2008). "Eastwood Town edge through in FA Cup". Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  11. 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.
  12. ↑ "Sleath demands Pilgrims extend winning run". Lincolnshire Echo. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  13. ↑ "Boston United win Unibond League Challenge Cup final". BBC Sport. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  14. ↑ "Boston United clinch promotion with play-off final win". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  15. ↑ "Newly-promoted Nuneaton make three more signings". BBC Sport. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "Tamworth FC land Nuneaton duo". Tamworth Herald. 9 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Danny Sleath Stats". Soccerbase.
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