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Danny Groves
Personal information
Full name Daniel Charles Groves[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Darlington, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
000?–2009 Darlington
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Darlington 16 (0)
2010–2012 Blyth Spartans 53 (2)
2012– Spennymoor Town ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:46, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Daniel Charles Groves (born 10 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Spennymoor Town. He is a midfielder or right back.

Career

Darlington

Groves started his career at Darlington and made his debut appearance for the club as a substitute in the last 13 minutes of the game against Chester City on 2 May 2009.[2] He was released by the club following their relegation from League Two, along with 13 other players.[3]

Blyth Spartans

In August 2010 he signed for Blyth Spartans,[4] making his debut, coming on as a second-half substitute, in the home game against Corby Town on 21 August 2010. Following the release of Stephen Harrison, Groves has become the Spartans' first choice right back.[5] Groves was released by Blyth prior to the 2012–13 season.[6]

Spennymoor Town

After being released by Blyth, Groves was picked up by Spennymoor Town[7] during the summer of 2012. Groves missed out on going to Wembley with his teammates for the 2013 FA Vase Final after being admitted to hospital with a twisted bowel and appendicitis and was recovering for a few months after a couple of operations.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ "Chester 1–2 Darlington". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Darlington released player tally rises to 14". BBC Sport. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Blyth Spartans sign Danny Groves". Blyth Spartans AFC. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Blyth Spartans v Eastwood Town (Match Reaction)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 18 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Four Players Leave the Club". Blyth Spartans AFC. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  7. ^ "New Players At The Brewery Field". 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Dan Groves update". 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.