Charlie Daniels (footballer)

Charlie Daniels

Daniels playing for AFC Bournemouth in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Charles John Daniels [1]
Date of birth	(1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 (age 38) [2]
Place of birth	Harlow, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Westfield
Youth career
	Ridgeway Rovers
	Interwood
	Norwich City
0000	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2007	→ Chesterfield (loan)	2	(0)
2007–2008	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	31	(2)
2008	→ Gillingham (loan)	5	(1)
2009–2012	Leyton Orient	117	(2)
2011	→ AFC Bournemouth (loan)	5	(1)
2012–2020	AFC Bournemouth	244	(15)
2020–2021	Shrewsbury Town	14	(1)
2021	Portsmouth	17	(1)
2021–2022	Colchester United	18	(0)
2024–	Westfield	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2024

Charles John Daniels (born 7 September 1986) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a defender for Westfield.

Starting his career at Tottenham Hotspur, he experienced a number of loans before joining Leyton Orient. In 2012, he was signed by AFC Bournemouth, where he experienced promotion from League One and the Championship, staying with the club for the duration of the first spell in the Premier League. He finished his career with spells at Shrewsbury Town, Portsmouth and Colchester United. He is currently under 18s coach at Watford.

Career

Early career

Daniels was born in Harlow, Essex, and grew up in nearby Waltham Forest where he attended Highams Park School. ^{[2] [3]} He started his career playing for youth club Ridgeway Rovers and Interwood then moved onto Norwich City before joining Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy. He worked his way up through to the reserves, before earning his first professional contract in July 2005.

Daniels spent time on loan at Chesterfield during the 2006–07 season, but sustained an injury in only his second game, and returned to Tottenham. ^[4]

In the summer of 2007, Leyton Orient boss, Martin Ling signed Daniels on loan for the entire League One season, after watching him regularly in the Tottenham reserves. ^[5]

Following his last game at Orient, Daniels was sent back to Tottenham, where he had a year remaining on his contract. In August 2008, he joined Gillingham on a one-month loan. ^[6] He made his debut for Gillingham in a 1–0 home win over Accrington Stanley and scored his only goal for the club with a free kick in a 3–0 home win over Grimsby Town. ^[7] Daniels then returned to Spurs at the end of September and expressed an interest in trying to break into the first team. ^[8]

Daniels returned to Orient in the January transfer window of 2009 on a free transfer. ^[9]

AFC Bournemouth

In November 2011, Daniels joined AFC Bournemouth, initially on a loan deal as the signing was outside of the transfer window, but with the deal to become permanent in the January 2012 transfer window with the contract lasting for three years. ^[10] On 8 August 2017, Daniels extended his contract with the club for a further three years. ^[11] On 29 August 2019, Daniels was stretchered off in the 37th minute of Bournemouth's defeat to Manchester City with a dislocated right patella and ruled out for the rest of the season. ^[12]

Shrewsbury Town

On 23 October 2020, Daniels signed for League One side Shrewsbury Town on a short-term deal until January 2021. ^{[13] [14]} He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against Cambridge United on 7 November 2020. ^[15] His first league goal followed on 12 December, the only goal of a 1–0 win away at league leaders Hull City at the KCOM Stadium. ^[16]

Daniels, alongside former Bournemouth teammate Marc Pugh, left the club on 19 January 2021 after his contract expired. ^[17]

Portsmouth

On 23 January 2021, Daniels joined League One side Portsmouth on a deal until the end of the 2020–21 season. ^[18] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 April 2021 in a 2–1 defeat to Burton Albion. ^[19]

Colchester United and retirement

On 17 August 2021, Daniels signed for League Two side Colchester United on a one-year deal, having been on trial at the club. ^[20] He made his debut the same day from the substitutes bench in Colchester's 1–1 draw with Mansfield Town. ^[21] While at Colchester, Daniels began coaching with Watford's under-18 side in a part-time capacity. In January 2022, following the departure of Hayden Mullins as Colchester head coach, he made the decision to retire from playing and concentrate on his coaching role. ^{[22] [23]}

Westfield

In June 2024, Daniels joined Mid Sussex Football League club Westfield, owned by former Bournemouth teammate Steve Cook. ^[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 January 2022

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
Tottenham Hotspur	2006–07 [25]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2007–08 [26]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2008–09 [27]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chesterfield (loan)	2006–07 [25]	League One	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Leyton Orient (loan)	2007–08 [26]	League One	31	2	2	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	37	2
Gillingham (loan)	2008–09 [27]	League One	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Leyton Orient	2008–09 [27]	League One	21	2	—		—		—		21	2
	2009–10 [28]	League One	41	0	2	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	47	0
	2010–11 [29]	League One	42	0	8	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	52	0
	2011–12 [30]	League One	13	0	1	0	3	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	18	0
	Total		117	2	11	0	6	0	4	0	138	2
AFC Bournemouth (loan)	2011–12 [30]	League One	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
AFC Bournemouth	2011–12 [30]	League One	16	1	—		—		—		16	1
	2012–13 [31]	League One	34	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	39	4
	2013–14 [32]	Championship	23	0	2	0	1	0	—		26	0
	2014–15 [33]	Championship	42	1	0	0	1	1	—		43	2
	2015–16 [34]	Premier League	37	3	1	0	1	0	—		39	3
	2016–17 [35]	Premier League	34	4	0	0	0	0	—		34	4
	2017–18 [36]	Premier League	35	1	1	0	1	0	—		37	1
	2018–19 [37]	Premier League	21	1	1	0	2	0	—		24	1
	2019–20 [38]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		249	16	9	0	7	1	0	0	265	17
Shrewsbury Town	2020–21 [39]	League One	14	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	16	2
Portsmouth	2020–21 [39]	League One	17	1	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	18	1
Colchester United	2021–22 [40]	League Two	18	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	19	0
Career total			453	23	24	1	15	1	8	0	500	25

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

• Football League Championship: 2014–15 ^[41]
• Football League One second-place promotion: 2012–13 ^[41]

Portsmouth

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2019–20 ^[42]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2012–13 League One ^[43]
• Premier League Goal of the Month: August 2017 ^[44]

References

1. "List of players under written contract registered between 01/12/2014 and 31/12/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 1. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 105. ISBN   978-1-84596-601-0.
3. "Charlie Daniels". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
4. "Spireites face double injury blow". BBC Sport. 19 March 2007.
5. "Orient sign Tottenham's Daniels". BBC Sport. 5 August 2007.
6. "Charlie Daniels signs on loan". Gillingham F.C. 26 August 2008.^{[ dead link ]}
7. "Gillingham 3–0 Grimsby". BBC Sport. 6 September 2008.
8. "Daniels Returns to Tottenham". Gillingham F.C. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008.
9. "Daniels signs for Orient". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 6 January 2008. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.
10. "Leyton Orient defender Charlie Daniels looks set to sign for League One rivals AFC Bournemouth". 24 November 2011.
11. "Daniels signs new three-year deal". 7 September 2017.
12. "Charlie Daniels: Bournemouth full-back out for rest of season with knee injury". BBC. 29 August 2019.
13. "Charlie Daniels joins Town" (Press release). Shrewsbury Town. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
14. Cox, Lewis (23 October 2020). "Shrewsbury Town sign former Bournemouth left-back Charlie Daniels on free transfer until January". Shropshire Star . Retrieved 23 October 2020.
15. "Cambridge 0–2 Shrewsbury". BBC. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
16. "Hull City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 12 December 2020.
17. Cox, Lewis (19 January 2021). "Charlie Daniels and Marc Pugh leave Shrewsbury Town". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
18. "Pompey complete Daniels signing". Portsmouth FC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
19. "Portsmouth 1–2 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
20. "Charlie Daniels: Colchester sign ex-Bournemouth defender on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
21. "Colchester United 1–1 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
22. "Daniels Departs". www.cu-fc.com. 20 January 2022.
23. "Former Spurs, AFC Bournemouth and Portsmouth defender Charlie Daniels on his Colchester United exit". Daily Gazette. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
24. @WestfieldFC9 (13 June 2024). "🤝 Signing 1 ✅ 🚨 We are excited to announce the signing of Bournemouth legend, Charlie Daniels! 🌟 His experience and ability will be a tremendous asset to Westfield FC in our hunt for promotion in the 24/25 season. Welcome to the club, @chazdaniels13 ! 🙌⚽️ #Westies #AFCB" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2024– via Twitter.
25. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
26. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
27. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
28. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
29. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
30. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
31. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
32. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
33. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
34. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
35. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
36. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
37. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
38. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
39. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
40. "Games played by Charlie Daniels in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
41. "C. Daniels". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
42. Williams, Adam (13 March 2021). "Papa John's Trophy final: Portsmouth 0–0 Salford City (aet, 2–4 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
43. "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
44. "Daniels strike voted Carling Goal of the Month". Premier League. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

External links

• Charlie Daniels at Soccerbase