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Danny Foster
Personal information
Full name Daniel Foster[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-23) 23 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
0000–1994 Brimsdown Rovers
1994–2002 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2004–2009 Dagenham & Redbridge 170 (4)
2009–2010 Brentford 36 (0)
2010–2013 Wycombe Wanderers 76 (1)
Total 282 (5)
International career
2000 England U16 1 (0)
2002 England U18 2 (0)
2007 England C 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Foster (born 23 September 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League, most notably for Dagenham & Redbridge and Wycombe Wanderers. He was capped by England at youth and C level.

Club career

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Early years

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Foster began his youth career at Brimsdown Rovers and later entered the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur,[3] progressing to sign his first professional contract in June 2002.[1] He failed to receive a call into a first team squad and was released at the end of the 2003–04 season.[4]

Dagenham & Redbridge

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Foster dropped into non-league football to join Conference Premier club Dagenham & Redbridge in September 2004.[1] He made a breakthrough into the first team squad during the second half of the 2004–05 season and signed a new three-year contract in February 2005.[5][6] Foster was a regular during 2005–06 season and missed just one league match during 2006–07,[7][8] in which the Daggers secured promotion to the Football League after winning the Conference Premier title.[9] He signed a new two-year contract following the promotion.[10]

Foster continued to appear regularly for the club in League Two and made 69 league appearances and scoring three goals before being released at the end of the 2008–09 season.[11][12][13] During five seasons at Victoria Road, Foster made 186 appearances and scored four goals.[14]

Brentford

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On 17 June 2009, Foster and former Dagenham & Redbridge teammates Sam Saunders and Ben Strevens joined newly promoted League One club Brentford on free transfers, with Foster signing a one-year contract.[13] He made 42 appearances during the 2009–10 season, in which the Bees trod water in mid-table before a strong finish elevated the club to a 9th-place finish.[15][16] He was given a free transfer at the end of the season.[17]

Wycombe Wanderers

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On 25 June 2010, Foster and former Brentford teammate Ben Strevens joined newly relegated League Two club Wycombe Wanderers.[18] He made 41 appearances and scored one goal during a successful 2010–11 season,[19] in which the Chairboys secured an automatic return to League One after a third-place finish.[20] Foster signed a new two-year contract in May 2011,[21] but the Chairboys' return to League One was brief, with the club being relegated straight back to League Two at the end of the 2011–12 season.[20] After overcoming a shoulder injury,[22] Foster began the 2012–13 season as a regular,[23] before suffering a season-ending knee injury late in a match versus Rotherham United on 20 November 2012.[24] He underwent surgery in January 2013,[24] but failed to recover before the end of the season.[23] Despite being out of contract,[25] Foster remained at Adams Park into the early months of the 2013–14 season, but was forced to retire from football in November 2013.[26] In three seasons with Wycombe, he made 125 appearances and scored one goal.[14]

International career

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Foster won three caps for England at U16 and U18 level.[27] He made two appearances in England C's victorious 2007 Four Nations Tournament campaign.[28][29]

Coaching career

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In May 2019, Foster was named as assistant to manager Steve Clark at Isthmian League Premier Division club Wingate & Finchley.[30] The pair departed the club by mutual agreement on 28 September 2019.[31]

Honours

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Wycombe Wanderers

Dagenham & Redbridge

England C

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2004–05[6] Conference Premier 19 0 0 0 — 3[a] 0 22 0
2005–06[7] 37 1 1 0 — 0 0 38 1
2006–07[8] 45 0 1 0 — 2[b] 0 48 0
2007–08[11] League Two 32 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 36 1
2008–09[12] 37 2 3 0 0 0 2[c] 0 42 2
Total 170 4 8 0 1 0 7 0 186 4
Brentford 2009–10[15] League One 36 0 4 0 1 0 1[c] 0 42 0
Wycombe Wanderers 2010–11[19] League Two 38 1 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 41 1
2011–12[32] League One 29 0 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 32 0
2012–13[23] League Two 9 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 10 0
Total 76 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 83 1
Career total 282 5 14 0 4 0 11 0 311 5
  1. ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup, 1 appearance in Essex Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Danny Foster". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  3. ^ "My interview with former Spurs player Danny Foster". superhotspur. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Player Contract Update 12 May 2004". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Foster signs new deal at Daggers". BBC Sport. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Games played by Danny Foster in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Dagenham and Redbridge Complete History". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Dagenham retain several players". 13 July 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Bees sign Dagenham trio". brentfordfc.co.uk. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  14. ^ a b Danny Foster at Soccerbase
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Brentford results for the 2009–2010 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Danny departs". brentfordfc.co.uk. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Wycombe swoop for Brentford duo". 25 June 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. ^ a b c "Games played by Danny Foster in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  20. ^ a b "Wycombe Wanderers Complete History". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Danny Foster signs new Wycombe deal, but Westwood exits". BBC Sport. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Wycombe's Danny Foster faces six-week injury lay-off". BBC Sport. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  23. ^ a b c "Games played by Danny Foster in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Foster out for minimum of six weeks". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers boss recruiting against budget cut". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  26. ^ "Danny's day to remember". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Danny Foster". TheFA.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  28. ^ a b "Wales lose their grip on the crown". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  29. ^ "England Matches – The C Team (Semi-Professional & The National Game)". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Summer Squad Update". Wingate and Finchley Football Club. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  31. ^ "Manager News: Steve Clark and Danny Foster". Wingate and Finchley Football Club. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  32. ^ "Games played by Danny Foster in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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