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Danny Spiller Personal information Full name Daniel Spiller Date of birth 10 October 1981 Place of birth Maidstone, England Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Gillingham Number 17 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2007 Gillingham 128 (6) 2007–2009 Millwall 8 (1) 2009 Wycombe Wanderers 0 (0) 2009 Welling United 1 (0) 2009–2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 10 (0) 2010– Gillingham 37 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel "Danny" Spiller (born 10 October 1981) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Gillingham in League Two.
Career
Spiller began his professional career with Gillingham. A product of the club's youth system, he signed his first professional contract in 2000 but saw his first season ravaged by injury and did not make his league debut in the 2001–02 season. Spiller came to the fore during the 2003–04 season when he was player of the season after a string of man-of-the-match performances. He finished the season by signing a contract keeping him at Priestfield Stadium until 2007. In 2004 West Ham tabled a bid of £750,000 for Spiller which was subsequently turned down by the Gillingham board. Gillingham chairman Paul Scally was quoted as saying "anything under a million is an insult".[1][2]
Predominantly a midfielder, Spiller has also played as a striker, and right-back, although his preferred position is in central midfield.
On 11 June 2007, it was announced that Spiller had agreed terms to join Millwall on 1 July 2007.[3] After struggling with injuries, Spiller only managed 10 appearances for Millwall, scoring one goal in a 1–0 home victory over Cheltenham Town.[4] On 27 May 2009, Spiller was released from his contract at Millwall.[5]
Spiller signed on non-contract terms with Wycombe Wanderers for a month during August 2009,[6] before leaving the club to sign for Welling United on 4 September 2009.[7] After making one appearance and spending 6 days with Welling, Spiller joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a contract until January 2010.[8] His debut for Dagenham & Redbridge came on 12 September when he came on as a substitute for Danny Green in a 2–1 home win against Chesterfield.[9]
When Andy Hessenthaler re-joined Gillingham as manager, he brought Spiller in on trial,[10] and signed him on a five-month contract.[11] He made his second debut for Gillingham in a 1–1 home draw against Cheltenham Town on 7 August 2010, and the contract was extended for a further year and a half in December 2010.[12]
References
- ^ Gills Slap Price on Spiller, BBC Football, 8 June 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2009
- ^ Spiller Staying with Gills, BBC Football, 14 June 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2009
- ^ Lions Land Alexander and Spiller, BBC Football, 11 June 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2009
- ^ Millwall 1–0 Cheltenham, Millwall F.C., 18 August 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2009
- ^ Jackett Releases 10 in Lions Cull, BBC Football, 27 May 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009
- ^ BLUES SIGN SPILLER, Wycombe Wanderers F.C., 09 August 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009
- ^ Spiller Joins Wings, Football Conference, 4 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009
- ^ Daggers Sign Spiller, Dagenham & Redbridge F.C., 10 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009
- ^ Dag & Red 2 – 1 Chesterfield www.bbc.co.uk
- ^ "Gills keen on trialists". BBC Sport. 21 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/8842032.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/PressReleases/0,,10416~2100216,00.html
- ^ "Spills agrees Gills stay". Gillingham FC. 30 December 2010. http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~2254216,00.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
External links
Gillingham F.C. – current squad 1 Flitney · 2 Fuller · 3 Frampton · 4 Lee · 5 King · 6 Richards · 7 Whelpdale · 8 J. Payne · 9 Kedwell · 10 Weston · 11 Oli · 12 Martin · 14 Rooney · 15 Lawrence · 16 Fish · 17 Spiller · 18 Jackman · 19 Montrose · 20 Davies · 21 Rance · 22 Essam · 23 S. Payne · 24 Evans · 25 Brown · 26 Hawkes · 27 Brunt · 28 Gazzaniga · 29 Nouble · 30 Birchall · 33 Kuffour · — Miller · Manager: Hessenthaler
Categories:- 1981 births
- People from Maidstone
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- English footballers
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- The Football League players
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