Danny Kedwell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Trevor Kedwell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Gillingham, Kent, England | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gillingham | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Chatham Town | ? | (?) |
2002 | Tonbridge Angels | ? | (?) |
2002–2003 | Fisher Athletic | ? | (?) |
2003 | Lordswood | ? | (?) |
2003–2004 | Maidstone United | ? | (?) |
2004–2005 | Herne Bay | ? | (21) |
2005–2007 | Welling United | 73 | (38) |
2007–2008 | Grays Athletic | 52 | (14) |
2008–2011 | AFC Wimbledon | 83 | (43) |
2011– | Gillingham | 78 | (30) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2013 (UTC) |
Daniel Trevor Kedwell (born 3 August 1983 in Gillingham, Kent, England) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Gillingham in Football League Two.
Career
Non-League
Kedwell came through the youth system of Kent-based Chatham Town and played one season for the club before joining Tonbridge Angels in the summer of 2002. His spell at the Longmead Stadium was short-lived when in October 2002 he signed for Fisher Athletic and stayed with the side until January 2003. He had a short spell at Lordswood before joining Maidstone United in the summer of 2003, staying until the end of the following season. Kedwell then signed for Kent League side Herne Bay where he was the top scorer that season finishing with 28 goals in all competitions.[2] This attracted the attention of Conference South side Welling United, who signed the striker in the summer. Kedwell enjoyed two seasons at Welling, scoring 38 league goals, and made a further step up in 2007 when he signed for Conference side Grays Athletic for £12,000, a club record.[3] He spent one full season at the Essex club scoring 13 league goals, and at the end of the season he dropped down a division when he signed for AFC Wimbledon for £10,000. Whilst at the south-west London club, Kedwell found some of the best scoring form of his career, and scored 67 goals in three seasons.[4]
League
Kedwell scored the winning penalty in the 2011 Conference National play-off Final penalty shootout against Luton Town to send AFC Wimbledon into the Football League. On 1 July 2011, he signed for League Two side Gillingham, his hometown club, for a fee of £60,000.[5] He made his league debut for Gillingham on 6 August in a 1–0 win over Cheltenham Town at Priestfield Stadium.[6] He finished his first season with the Gills as the club's top scorer with a total of 14 goals, 12 of which came in the league.
Kedwell was made captain of Gillingham for their first competitive game of the 2012–13 season in the League Cup against Bristol City.[7] He began the league campaign in with eight goals in the Gills' first ten league matches. Kedwell also managed to score the goal that secured promotion in a 1-0 home victory over Torquay United. Kedwell finished the season once again as the club's top goal scorer, scoring 16 goals, 14 of which helped the Gills to win the League Two Championship and the other two goals coming in cup competitions.[8]
Honours
- AFC Wimbledon
- Conference National play-offs: 2010–11
- Gillingham FC
- League Two Champions 2012-13
References
- ^ "Search 1837 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "NonLeagueDaily Profile". 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "Kedwell joins Grays". 2007-05-07. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon profile". 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "Danny Kedwell is upwardly mobile". 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ^ "Gillingham 1–0 Cheltenham". 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "Bristol City 1 Gillingham 2". 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=42533
External links
- Danny Kedwell at Soccerbase
- 1983 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Chatham Town F.C. players
- Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
- Fisher Athletic F.C. players
- Maidstone United F.C. players
- Herne Bay F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- Grays Athletic F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Football Conference players
- The Football League players