Danny Naisbitt

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Danny Naisbitt
Personal information
Full name Daniel James Naisbitt [1]
Date of birth (1978-11-25) 25 November 1978 (age 45) [1]
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1997 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999 Walsall 0 (0)
1999–2003 Barnet 64 (0)
2002Carlisle United (loan) 1 (0)
2003 Harlow Town
2003 Brentford 0 (0)
2003 Cambridge City 2 (0)
2004 Hendon 1 (0)
2004 Dagenham & Redbridge 7 (0)
2004–2005 AFC Wimbledon 25 (0)
2005Lewes (loan) 6 (0)
2005–2007 Cambridge City 68 (0)
2007–2010 Histon 106 (0)
2010Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2012 Cambridge United 59 (0)
2012–2013 Braintree Town 24 (0)
2013 Harlow Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel James Naisbitt (born 21 November 1978) is an English football goalkeeper.

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Career

Born in Bishop Auckland, Naisbitt began his career as a trainee with Middlesbrough, joining Walsall turning professional in 1997, but failed to make the Walsall first team and moved to Barnet in 1999. He had a loan spell with Carlisle United in August 2002 [2] and was released by Barnet in September 2003. [3]

He joined Harlow Town, joining Brentford on non-contract forms as cover for Paul Smith in November 2003. [4] Later the same month he joined Cambridge City and played one match for Hendon in March 2004. [5] [6] [7] In June 2004 Naisbitt joined AFC Wimbledon, [8] leaving to rejoin Cambridge City in October 2005. [9] He left to join Histon in May 2007, making his competitive debut on 20 September 2007, in a televised game against Oxford United. In 2007 for Histon he kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 27 goals in 19 games, but despite that he kept his place over Marc Osborn in goal.

In March 2010, Naisbitt joined League One Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season. [10] On the season's conclusion he signed for Histon's near neighbours Cambridge United. [11] Naisbitt left Cambridge United on 15 May 2012 after the two parties failed to agree a new deal. [12]

In August 2012, he signed for Conference National side Braintree Town. [13]

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References

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  2. Barnet keeper joins Carlisle on loan [usurped]
  3. Naisbitt leaves Bees [usurped]
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  5. "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | NAISBITT DEPARTS". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. 24 November 2003. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. City land Naisbitt [usurped]
  7. "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Danny Naisbett". www.hendonfc.net. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. Naisbitt joins Dons [usurped]
  9. Cambridge take Naisbitt [usurped]
  10. Albion boost keeper cover Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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  12. "Cambridge United | News | Breaking News | Breaking News | Danny Departs". world.cambridge-united.co.uk. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  13. "Danny Naisbitt signs for Braintree Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

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