John Danby
| 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 club | Chester | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2006 | Kidderminster Harriers | 76 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Chester City[1] | 133 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Eastwood Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Chester | 24 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 7 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Danby (born 20 September 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Chester as a goalkeeper.
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[edit] 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 Johnstone's Paint 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 conference sides[5]
[edit] Career Honours
Chester City
- Player of the Season: 2006–07.
- Club record: Most consecutive Football League starts (133)
[edit] 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
- ^ "Barnet 3 Chester City 1". Chester Chronicle. 2009-03-07. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-city-fc/chester-city-fc-match-reports/2009/03/07/barnet-3-chester-city-1-59067-23089120/. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ "Danby ruled out for season climax". BBC Sport. 2009-04-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/7990677.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ http://nln24.com/news/story/former-chester-keeper-joins-eastwood
- ^ "Chester Transfer Activite 2011/12". Chester F.C.. 2011-06-09. http://www.chester-city.co.uk/players_transfers_1112.asp. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
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