Danny Carter

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Danny Carter
Personal information
Full name Darren Stephen Carter [1]
Date of birth (1969-06-29) 29 June 1969 (age 54) [1]
Place of birth Hackney, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1987 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1988 Billericay Town
1988–1995 Leyton Orient 188 (22)
1995–1997 Peterborough United 45 (1)
1997–1999 Barry Town 60 (10)
1999–2005 Merthyr Tydfil
2005–2006 Cardiff Grange Harlequins 8 (0)
2006 Clevedon Town
Total301(33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Stephen Carter (born 29 June 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Leyton Orient and Peterborough United.

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Club career

Carter started his career as an apprentice at Brighton & Hove Albion but failed to make the grade for the first team. [2] He made his first team debut in April 1987 in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers, coming on as a substitute and almost scoring with his first touch. [2] He subsequently dropped down to the Isthmian League where he spent a season with Billericay Town. [3] He was signed by Fourth Division side Leyton Orient in July 1988 and remained a first team regular in his seven-year spell at the club, which included promotion to the Third Division in his first season with via the play-offs. [4] In June 1995, he joined newly relegated Second Division side Peterborough United for a fee of £25,000. [3] He was a first team regular in his first season with the club but dropped out of the side in his second season as the club narrowly avoided relegation twice. [3] Following his release he spent time on trial at Cambridge United and Wycombe Wanderers, however, both were unsuccessful in earning a full-time contract. [3] He subsequently signed for Welsh Premier League side Barry Town, where he spent two seasons and made a total of sixty league appearances, scoring ten goals. [5] He later joined Southern League Premier side Merthyr Tydfil in 1999 and spent six seasons with the club making over 200 appearances. [5] He was also the club captain. [5] In the summer of 2005 he signed for newly promoted Welsh Premier League side Cardiff Grange Harlequins but only made eight league appearances and the side couldn't avoid relegation at the first attempt. [5]

Managerial career

Carter was assistant manager for Merthyr Tydfil and then the reformed Merthyr Town for seven years between 2007 and 2014, where he assisted Garry Shephard. [6] As Merthyr Town the side won back-to-back titles and promotions in the Western League under the duo but failed to gain promotion to the Southern League Premier after two successive play-off final defeats. [6] The pair resigned in May 2014 after a defeat to Paulton Rovers. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Danny Carter". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "THE APPRENTICES '86". The Goldstone Wrap. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Up The Posh - profile". Up The Posh. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Why Gipp is happy to be ducking and diving". The Argus. 15 December 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "WPL career details for Danny Carter". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. 1 2 Phillips, Terry (8 May 2014). "Garry Shephard and Danny Carter resign from managerial roles at Merthyr Town". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Merthyr Town management Garry Shephard and Danny Carter resign". BBC Sport. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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