Danny Key

Danny Key

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Charles Key [1]
Date of birth	(1977-11-02)2 November 1977 [1]
Place of birth	Darlington, County Durham, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Darlington	3	(0)
1997	→ Waterford United (loan)
1997	Gateshead	8	(0)
–	Spennymoor Town
1998–2000	Crook Town
2000–2002	Whitby Town
2002–2005	Shildon
2005–2008	West Auckland Town
2008–20??	Darlington Railway Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Charles Key (born 2 November 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Darlington, ^[1] spent time on loan with League of Ireland club Waterford United, and played non-league football for a variety of clubs in the north-east of England.

Life and career

Key was born in Darlington, County Durham, and began his football career as a youth trainee with his hometown club, Darlington F.C. ^[1] He made his Football League debut on 15 October 1996, as a late substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Cardiff City in the Third Division. ^[2] He appeared twice more in the Third Division, each time as a late substitute in a defeat, and once in the 1996–97 FA Cup, starting the match against non-league club Runcorn which Darlington won 4–1. ^[2] He spent time on loan with League of Ireland club Waterford United in early 1997, ^[3] and finished the season with Gateshead, for whom he played eight games in the Conference. ^{[4] [5]}

He went on to play non-league football for Crook Town, ^[6] Spennymoor United, ^[7] Whitby Town, ^[8] Shildon, ^[9]  –whom he captained to the first round proper of the 2003–04 FA Cup, in which they faced Notts County, ^[10]  – West Auckland Town, ^[11] and Darlington Railway Athletic. ^[12]

Key was a member of the Coundon Conservative Club team that won the 2007 FA Sunday Cup. ^[13]

References

1. "Danny Key". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
2. "Games played by Danny Key in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
3. "Two from the archives". Waterford United. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
4. "Gateshead F.C. Season 1996/97". Gateshead FC Stats 1977–2014. Alan Percival. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
5. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. p. 292. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
6. "Nightmare week sees Blues hit rock bottom". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 17 October 1998. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
7. "Meet the team". The Northern Echo. Middlesbrough. 8 November 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2014– via NewsBank.
8. "Guiseley need a miracle". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. 22 April 2000. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
   "Sudden death of Cup dreams". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. 14 January 2002. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
9. "Gowan's fury as Shildon crash out". The Northern Echo. Middlesbrough. 21 October 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
   "The Albany League: Eye on treble as Dunston retain the title". The Northern Echo. Middlesbrough. 4 April 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
10. "Support us all the way". The Northern Echo. Middlesbrough. 5 November 2003. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
11. "Billingham enjoy quick-fire start in FA Cup clash". The Northern Echo. Middlesbrough. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
12. Simpson, Ray (6 October 2008). "RA finally get off the mark at seventh attempt". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
13. "Brumwell hails Coundon cup win as career best". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2016.