Danny Sleath (born 14 December 1986, in Matlock) is an English footballer who most recently played for Conference North side Tamworth, where he played as a midfielder.
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Full name | Daniel James Sleath | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1986-12-14) 14 December 1986 (age 35) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Matlock, England | ||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2006–2008 | Mansfield Town | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||
2006 | → Gresley Rovers (loan) | ||||||||||||
2007 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | ||||||||||||
2007 | → Boston United (loan) | ||||||||||||
2008 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | ||||||||||||
2008 | Eastwood Town | ||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Ilkeston Town | ||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Boston United | ||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Nuneaton Town | 70 | (2) | ||||||||||
2014–2015 | Tamworth | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 31 August 2014 (UTC) |
Born in Matlock, Derbyshire, Sleath is a graduate of the Mansfield Town youth academy and signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2006.[1] During the 2006–07 season, Sleath was loaned out to Northern Premier League side Gresley Rovers,[2] and later Conference North side Alfreton Town,[3] to get first-team experience. After being recalled to his parent club, he made his first-team debut for Mansfield against Boston in March 2007,[4] and was offered a new contract in May 2007.[5] He joined Boston United on loan in November 2007,[6] and then Gainsborough Trinity on loan in March 2008 until the end of the 2007–08 season.[7] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2007–08 season.[8]
After his release by Mansfield, he decided to pursue a career outside full-time professional football and enrolled at Loughborough University.[9] He played for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Eastwood Town in September 2008.[9][10]
He spent the second half of the season with Ilkeston Town helping the club earn promotion.[11]
In July 2009, Sleath signed for Boston United,[11] and helped them to their best run of results for 23 years during the 2009–10 season,[12] as Boston won the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup and promotion.[13][14] He also played in the final of the 2011 Summer Universiade for Great Britain during his time with Boston United.
In June 2012 he joined Nuneaton Town.[15]
On 9 June 2014 Sleath signed a contract with Conference North side Tamworth, and was joined at the club on the same day by former Nuneaton Town colleagues Kevin Thornton and David Hibbert.[16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[Note 1] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mansfield Town | 2006–07 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2007–08 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Mansfield Town total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Eastwood Town | 2008–09 | Northern Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ilkeston Town | 2008–09 | Northern Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Boston United | 2009–10 | Northern Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2010–11 | Conference North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Boston United total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Nuneaton Town | 2012–13 | Conference National | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
2013–14 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
Nuneaton Town total | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | |||
Tamworth | 2014–15 | Conference North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Left-sided midfield player Danny Sleath joined Boston United on a permanent basis in July 2009, having helped guide Ilkeston Town to promotion two months earlier.
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