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Danny Gay Personal information Full name Daniel Gay Date of birth 5 August 1982 Place of birth King's Lynn, England Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club A.F.C. Sudbury Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2000 Norwich City 0 (0) 2001–2003 Southend United 11 (0) 2003–2004 Hornchurch 45 (0) 2004–2005 Braintree Town 40 (0) 2005 Bishops Stortford 14 (0) 2006 Braintree Town 17 (0) 2006–2007 Heybridge Swifts 41 (0) 2007–2009 Chelmsford City 2009 King's Lynn 2009– Needham Market – A.F.C. Sudbury * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:59, 19 January 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Danny Gay (born 5 August 1982 in King's Lynn, Norfolk) is an English footballer who plays for A.F.C. Sudbury. He made eleven appearances in Football League Two for Southend United between 2001 and 2003.
Career
Gay graduated through the youth, academy and reserve sides at Norwich City[1] but made no appearances in the first team and joined Football League Two club Southend United on a free transfer in 2001.[2] He made eleven league appearances for Southend in two seasons[2] and was put on standby for the Welsh Under 21 squad for two UEFA championship qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Serbia and Montenegro in March and April 2003,[3] before being allowed to leave Southend at the end of the 2002–03 season.[4] He then dropped into non-league football and has played for Hornchurch,[5] Braintree Town,[5] Bishops Stortford[1] and Heybridge Swifts.[6] Gay had a trial with Leeds United, playing in a pre-season friendly in July 2007,[7] before joining current club Chelmsford City.[6] He was released by Chelmsford City at the end of the 2008–09 season, after two seasons at the club.[8] He signed for Needham Market, then joined A.F.C. Sudbury in July 2011.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Danny Gay". Flown From The Nest. Steve Whitlam. http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/gay.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ a b "Danny Gay". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=14746&seasonid=131. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Soccer: Gay - Welsh call made my day". Essex Gazette. Newsquest Media Group. 2003-03-12. http://archive.gazette-news.co.uk/2003/3/12/148934.html. Retrieved 2008-04-28.[dead link]
- ^ "Southend cull continues". BBC Sport. 2003-05-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/3011047.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b "Borg completes his squad". Non-League Daily. 2004-08-24. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=20003. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b "Danny Gay". Pen pictures - goalkeepers. Chelmsford City FC. http://www.chelmsfordcityfc.com/goalkeepers.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ Waldron, Jon (2007-07-11). "Football: Danny eyes a big move". Braintree and Witham Times. http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1537068.mostviewed.football_danny_eyes_a_big_move.php. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "Preparations for 2009/10 Begin as Clarets Release Seven". Chelmsford Weekly News. 7 May 2009. http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/sport/4349857.Preparations_for_2009_10_Begin_as_Clarets_Release_Seven/. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ "A Number One Signing for AFC". A.F.C. Sudbury. July 10, 2011. http://www.afcsudbury.com/2011/07/a-number-one-signing-for-afc/. Retrieved September 06, 2011.
External links
- Danny Gay career stats at Soccerbase
- Danny Gay 2003-04 stats at SoccerFacts UK
- Danny Gay 2004-05 stats at SoccerFacts UK
- Danny Gay 2005-06 stats at SoccerFacts UK
- Danny Gay 2006-07 stats at SoccerFacts UK
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- A.F.C. Sudbury players
- The Football League players
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