Danny Sleath

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Danny Sleath
Personal information
Full name Daniel James Sleath
Date of birth (1986-12-14) 14 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Matlock, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) 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)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Men's Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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[edit]

Mansfield Town[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

He spent the second half of the season with Ilkeston Town helping the club earn promotion.[11]

Boston United[edit]

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[edit]

In June 2012 he joined Nuneaton Town.[15]

Tamworth[edit]

On 9 June 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[edit]

As of match played 22 May 2014.[17]
Sleath with Nuneaton Town.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[Note 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mansfield Town 2006–07 League Two 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2007–08 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Mansfield Town total 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
Eastwood Town 2008–09 Northern Premier Division 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Ilkeston Town 2008–09 Northern Premier Division 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Boston United 2009–10 Northern Premier Division 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Conference North 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Boston United total 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Nuneaton Town 2012–13 Conference National 29 1 2 0 – 0 0 31 1
2013–14 41 1 0 0 – 0 0 41 1
Nuneaton Town total 70 2 2 0 – 0 0 72 2
Tamworth 2014–15 Conference North 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Career totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Trophy

References[edit]

  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. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  9. ^ a b "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.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Danny Sleath Stats". Soccerbase.

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