Danny Simmonds
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Brian Simmonds[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Eastbourne, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Langney Sports | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | (0) |
| 1995–2003 | Hastings United | 373 | (88) |
| 2003–2006 | Eastbourne Borough | 128 | (9) |
| 2006 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Eastbourne Town | ||
| 2011 | Rye United | ||
| 2012–2013 | Eastbourne United Association | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Eastbourne Town (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:02, 22 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Daniel Brian "Danny" Simmonds (born 17 December 1974) is an English former professional footballer. He played for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Football League, before playing non-league football for various clubs.
Career
Simmonds played youth football for Langney Sports before signing for Brighton & Hove Albion.[2] As a trainee he played against his former club in the 1992 Sussex Senior Cup final,[2] before playing 18 times for Albion's first team in the Football League.[1]
He then moved on to play non-league football for Hastings United[3] and won the Southern League Division One East title with the club in 2001–02. In 2003, he was reunited with his former Hastings boss, Garry Wilson, at Eastbourne Borough and was part of the Borough team which won the Conference South play-off before losing the North/South Conference play-off final in 2004-05.[3][4] He left Eastbourne late in the 2006 season and signed for Ashford Town.[5][6] In 2006, Simmonds signed for Eastbourne Town.[7] Here he was part of the championship winning team which gained promotion from the Sussex County League to the Isthmian League in 2006-07.[8] In 2011 he signed for Rye United,[9] before returning to Eastbourne Town as assistant manager for a short period.[10] In 2012 he briefly resumed his playing career by signing for Eastbourne United Association.[10]
Honours
Hastings United (1995–2003)
- Sussex Senior Challenge Cup: 1995–96
- Southern League Division One East champions: 2001–02
- Southern League Cup runners-up: 1999–2000
Eastbourne Borough (2003–2006)
- Conference South: play-off winners 2004–05
Eastbourne Town (2006–2011)
- Sussex County League champions: 2006–07
References
- 1 2 "Danny Simmonds". Barry J. Hugman. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- 1 2 McEwan, Ken (May 1992). "Hole's moment of agony in great Goldstone fight" (PDF). Eastbourne Herald. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-12-12. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- 1 2 "United Duo linked with Borough switch". Hastings and St. Leonards Observer. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ "Borough suffer stage fright". The Argus. 2005-05-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Latest News: Tuesday 21 March 2006". Eastbourne Borough F.C. (Archived). 2006-05-02. Archived from the original on 2 May 2006. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ "Ashford sign two to stave off relegation". Kentish Football. 2006-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ "Town snap up Borough star Simmonds". Eastbourne Herald. 2006-07-27. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ↑ Griggs, Howard (2007-05-08). "Eastbourne Town clinch title". The Argus. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Summer Moves (Part Eleven)". Pitchero. 2011. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- 1 2 "Simmonds quits town and resumes playing career with United". Eastbourne Herald. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2016-03-22.