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Danny Sleath Personal information Full name Daniel James Sleath Date of birth 14 December 1986 Place of birth Matlock, England Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Boston United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2008 Mansfield Town 14 (0) 2006 → Gresley Rovers (loan) 5 (1) 2007 → Alfreton Town (loan) 3 (0) 2007 → Boston United (loan) 1 (0) 2008 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) ? (?) 2008 Eastwood Town ? (?) 2008-2009 Ilkeston Town ? (?) 2009- Boston United 37 (7) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:50 18 April 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Danny Sleath (born 14 December 1986 in Matlock, Derbyshire) is a professional footballer who plays for Boston United. Sleath made 14 appearances in Football League Two for Mansfield Town in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. He is affectionately known as the 'Sleathal Weapon' in reference to his rocket-like left foot. In 2011, Sleath joined selective company to be named in the starting 11 for the inaugural match of newly formed football team 'Club With No Sluts'. Sleath's attempts to be the club's first captain, however, were denied by senior management, with Ismael Gace being awarded the highly coveted captain's armband.
Career
Sleath is a graduate of the Mansfield Town youth academy and signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2006.[1] During the 2006–07 season, Sleath was loaned out to Northern Premier League side Gresley Rovers,[2] and later Conference North side Alfreton Town,[3] to get first-team experience. After being recalled to his parent club, he made his first-team debut for Mansfield against Boston in March 2007,[4] and was offered a new contract in May 2007.[5] He joined Boston United on loan in November 2007,[6] and then Gainsborough Trinity on loan in March 2008 until the end of the 2007–08 season.[7] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2007–08 season.[8] After his release by Mansfield, he decided to pursue a career outside full-time professional football and enrolled at Loughborough University.[9] He played for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Eastwood Town in September 2008.[9][10] He spent the second half of the season with Ilkeston Town helping the club earn promotion.[11] In July 2009, Sleath signed for Boston United,[11] and helped them to their best run of results for 23 years during the 2009-10 season,[12] as Boston won the Unibond League Challenge Cup and promotion.[13][14] He played in the final of the 2011 Summer Universiade for Great Britain
Aside from football, Sleath works in London at online music platform Last.fm.
References
- ^ "Danny Sleath". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=43761. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Rovers extend winger's loan". Non League Daily. 2006-11-11. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=38465. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Mixed fortune for Ebdon". Non League Daily. 2007-02-08. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=40318. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Games played by Danny Sleath in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=43761&seasonid=136. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Stags offer deals to 11 players". BBC Sport. 2007-05-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/6640247.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Good news for Pilgrims". BBC Sport. 2007-11-23. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=46484. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Stags let five leave Field Mill". BBC Sport. 2008-03-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7316551.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Sleath let go". Mansfield Town FC. 2008-05-19. http://www.mansfieldtown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10325~1315348,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ a b "Three 'new' badgers". Non-League Daily (International Publishing Group). ss September 2008. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=52610. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ Miles, Kev (27 September 2008). "Eastwood Town edge through in FA Cup". Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser. http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/sport/Eastwood-Town-edge-through-in.4535583.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ a b "Squad Info > First Team > Danny Sleath". Boston United Football Club. http://www.bufc.co.uk/Player?playerId=2769305. Retrieved 15 May 2010. "Left-sided midfield player Danny Sleath joined Boston United on a permanent basis in July 2009, having helped guide Ilkeston Town to promotion two months earlier."
- ^ "Sleath demands Pilgrims extend winning run". Lincolnshire Echo. 18 March 2010. http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/article-1917983-detail/article.html. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Boston United win Unibond League Challenge Cup final". BBC Sport. 22 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8638202.stm. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Boston United clinch promotion with play-off final win". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8656395.stm. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
External links
Boston United F.C. – current squad Categories:- Living people
- 1986 births
- People from Matlock, Derbyshire
- English footballers
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Gresley Rovers F.C. players
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Eastwood Town F.C. players
- Alumni of Loughborough University
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