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Danny Forrest
Personal information
Full name Daniel Paul Halafihi Forrest[1]
Date of birth (1984-10-23) 23 October 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Keighley, England
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Silsden (manager)
Youth career
1993–2002 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Bradford City 50 (5)
2005 → Halifax Town (loan)
2005–2008 Halifax Town 103 (14)
2008 → Hucknall Town (loan)
2008–2010 Crawley Town 70 (8)
2010–2011 Barrow 14 (2)
2011 → Guiseley (loan)
2011–2012 Guiseley
2012–2013 Harrogate Town
2013–2014 Bradford Park Avenue
2014 Guiseley
2014–2015 Gainsborough Trinity
2016 Silsden
Managerial career
2016– Silsden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Paul Halafihi Forrest (born 23 October 1984) is an English football manager and former professional player who played as a winger and a forward. He is currently managing Silsden.

Career

Born in Keighley, Forrest began his career at Bradford City, where he was described as a "promising striker."[2] He joined the club at the age of 9 during the same week as Kevin Sanasy.[3] He made 50 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City,[4] including scoring on his Football League debut.[5]

He signed on loan for Halifax Town in August 2005,[6] before signing permanently later that year. At Halifax Town he spent a loan spell at Hucknall Town in 2008 to regain fitness following an injury.[7] He signed for Crawley Town in May 2008,[8] signing a new contract with the club in May 2009.[9] He was offered another contract by the club in April 2010,[10] but he moved to Barrow in June 2010.[11] While at Barrow he spent a loan spell at Guiseley in January 2011.[12] He was released by Barrow in May 2011,[13] joining Guiseley on a permanent deal.[14] He left Guiseley in September 2012,[15] and played for Harrogate Town before moving to Bradford Park Avenue in July 2013.[16] After a short spell back with Guiseley, his third with the club,[17] he signed for Gainsborough Trinity in November 2014,[18][19] leaving the club in November 2015, retiring from football.[20]

He returned to football in March 2016 with Silsden, as a player-assistant manager, scoring on his debut.[21] He became manager in November 2016,[22] and led the club to promotion from the North West Counties League First Division in the 2017–18 season.[23]

Career statistics table

As of 4 July 2013[24]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bradford City 2002–03 17 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 3
2003–04 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2004–05 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
Total 50 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 52 5
Halifax Town 2005–06 36 5 2 0 0 0 5 0 43 5
2006–07 39 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 40 7
2007–08 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
Total 103 14 2 0 0 0 6 0 111 14
Crawley Town 2008–09 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 2
2009–10 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 6
Total 70 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 8
Barrow 2010–11 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
Total 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
Career total 237 29 3 0 1 0 6 0 247 29

References

  1. ^ "Danny Forrest". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Bradford calm Forrest fears". BBC Sport. 3 June 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Kevin Sanasy: The Bradford City young gun who never got his chance". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  4. ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. ^ "BANTAMS NOSTALGIA: When teenager Forrest felled Ipswich on dream home debut". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  6. ^ "Bradford pair seal Halifax move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Histon v Halifax Town: There's no place like home for Dan". Halifax Courier. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Crawley bring in two midfielders". BBC Sport. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Crawley quartet agree new deals". BBC Sport. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Crawley Town release Simon Rayner and Karl Broadhurst". BBC Sport. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Crawley Town striker Danny Forrest signs for Barrow". BBC Sport. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Barrow joint-boss Sheridan backs keeper Shaun Pearson". BBC Sport. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Forrest, Goodfellow and Masters released by Barrow". BBC Sport. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Lions sign strikers Ellington & Allott". Guiseley A.F.C. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  15. ^ "FORREST LEAVES GUISELEY". NonLeagueDaily.com. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Danny Forrest Leaves". Harrogate Town F.C. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Forrest Leaves Lions". 20 November 2014.
  18. ^ http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/New-Gainsborough-Trinity-signing-Danny-Forrest/story-24769608-detail/story.html
  19. ^ "Trinity Take on Forrest". 21 November 2014.
  20. ^ http://www.gainsboroughtrinity.com/latest-gainsborough-trinity-news/farewell-danny-forrest.html
  21. ^ "New boy Forrest nets on Silsden debut". Keighley News.
  22. ^ "Silsden boss feeling positive ahead of tough season start". Craven Herald.
  23. ^ Templeman, Ian. "Promotion party for the Cobbydalers". www.nwcfl.com.
  24. ^ Danny Forrest at Soccerbase
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