James Stanley Daly (born 12 January 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Woking.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Stanley Daly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Woking | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Stevenage | 15 | (0) |
| 2022– | Woking | 18 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:40, 19 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Daly was born in Brighton, East Sussex[2] and supports Brighton & Hove Albion. However, upon signing for rivals Crystal Palace, Daly also developed an affinity for the Eagles.[2]
Daly was invited for a trial at Brighton aged 10 or 11, but was rejected.[2] He subsequently joined the academy of rivals Crystal Palace aged 14.[3]
On 7 April 2018, he was named in the first team squad, as a substitute, for an away match against AFC Bournemouth.[4]
In May 2018, he was named as the club's "Scholar of the Year"[5] and in July signed a one-year professional deal with the club.[6]
In August 2018, Daly joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]
In June 2019, Daly signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace.[8]
Daly was included as an unused substitute in three first-team squads over the Christmas period in 2019.[9] In the 2019–20 season Daly regularly played as a defender for the Crystal Palace under-23 side.[10]
On 31 January 2020, Daly joined EFL League One side Bristol Rovers on a two-and-a-half year deal.[11] He made his debut for Bristol Rovers as a 71st-minute substitute for Liam Sercombe on 29 February in a home 0–1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town.[12] On 10 October 2020, Daly scored his first goal for the club, heading home to equalise as Rovers went on to win 2-1 away at Lincoln City.[13]
Daly joined fellow League Two club Stevenage on a free transfer on 2 June 2021.[14]
On 2 June 2022, Daly agreed to join National League side, Woking on a one-year deal following his release from Stevenage.[15]
James has a twin brother, Joel, who is also a footballer and appeared for Whitehawk[16] and Haywards Heath Town.[17] He currently plays for Tiffin Dragons.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2018–19[19] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 19 | 7 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2019–20[20] | League One | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[21] | League One | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| Total | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| Stevenage | 2021–22[22] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Woking | 2022–23[23] | National League | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| Career total | 80 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 92 | 18 | ||
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