Danny Allen-Page Explained

Danny Allen-Page
Fullname:Danny Liam Allen-Page[1]
Birth Date:1983 10, df=y[2]
Birth Place:London, England
Position:Right-back, midfielder
Youthclubs1:Crystal Palace
Youthyears2:–2002
Youthclubs2:Brentford
Years1:2002–2004
Clubs1:Brentford
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2004–2006
Clubs2:Farnborough Town
Caps2:55
Goals2:1
Years3:2006–2007
Clubs3:Yeading
Caps3:36
Goals3:0
Years4:2007–2010
Clubs4:Hayes & Yeading United
Caps4:111
Goals4:4
Years5:2010
Clubs5:Hampton & Richmond Borough
Caps5:12
Goals5:0
Years6:2012
Clubs6:Merstham
Totalcaps:214
Totalgoals:5

Danny Liam Allen-Page (born 30 October 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back or midfielder.

Allen-Page started his career as a trainee with Brentford, making one first team appearance, before being released in 2004. He joined Farnborough Town and after two full seasons with them he left to join Yeading. They merged with Hayes in 2007 to form Hayes & Yeading United, with whom he won promotion to the Conference Premier in 2009. He was released a year later and joined Hampton & Richmond Borough, before having a spell with Merstham in 2012.

Career

Born in London,[2] Allen-Page played for Crystal Palace as a schoolboy and later became a trainee with Brentford and signed his first professional contract in 2002.[3] [4] [5] He made his first team debut as an 88th minute substitute in a 3–2 defeat to Peterborough United in the Football League Trophy on 4 November 2003.[6] His contract at Brentford was cancelled by mutual consent under new manager Martin Allen in March 2004,[7] after which he joined Football Conference team Farnborough Town.[8] He made his debut as a 23rd-minute substitute for James Deacons in a 3–0 away defeat to Margate and he finished the 2003–04 season with four appearances for Farnborough, after which he signed a new one-year contract with the club.[9] He scored with a "stunning drive" to give Farnborough the lead against Accrington Stanley on 2 October 2004, with the match ending as a 2–1 home victory.[10] He finished the 2004–05 season with 31 appearances and one goal, while Farnborough were relegated to the Conference South, after which manager Frank Gray exercised his option to extend Allen-Page's contract.[11] He made 23 appearances for Farnborough in the 2005–06 season, including an appearance in the play-off semi-finals.

Allen-Page left Farnborough in July 2006 because of the instability at the club and he subsequently signed for Yeading.[12] [13] He played for Yeading in a 5–0 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on 11 November 2006 in the second round of the FA Cup.[14] He made 39 appearances for Yeading during the 2006–07 season. Following the merger of Hayes and Yeading, Allen-Page joined the new club, Hayes & Yeading United.[13] He scored the opening goal for Hayes & Yeading against Dorchester Town in January 2008, which finished as a 2–2 draw.[15] He finished the 2007–08 season with 46 appearances and one goal for Hayes & Yeading. Hayes & Yeading were promoted to the Conference Premier after the 2008–09 season, during which he made 45 appearances. Allen-Page played as a right midfielder in Hayes & Yeading's first Conference Premier game, which finished as a 1–0 defeat to Kidderminster Harriers on 8 August 2009.[16] In the following match, Allen-Page scored Hayes & Yeading's first goal as a Conference Premier club with a 62nd-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw at home to Stevenage Borough.[17] He finished the 2009–10 season with 38 appearances and three goals, and was released by Hayes & Yeading on 7 May 2010.[18]

Allen-Page returned to playing in the Conference South after signing for Hampton & Richmond Borough during the summer of 2010.[19] He made 14 appearances for the club in the 2010–11 season before joining Merstham of the Isthmian League Division One South during the summer of 2012.[20]

Style of play

He was a right sided player who played as a right-back or midfielder,[12] [21] [22] and has been described as being "one of the best in the league at his job".[22]

Career statistics

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford2003–04Second Division0000001[23] 010
Farnborough Town2003–04[24] Football Conference40000040
2004–05[25] Conference National291101[26] 0311
2005–06[27] Conference South220001[28] 0230
Total5511020581
Yeading2006–07[29] Conference South3601020390
Hayes & Yeading United2007–08[30] Conference South4014020461
2008–09[31] Conference South350406[32] 0450
2009–10[33] Conference Premier3631010383
Total111490901294
Hampton & Richmond Borough2010–11[34] Conference South1202000140
Career total2145130001402415

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014231354/http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/August%202010.ashx/August%202010.pdf. dead. 14 October 2012. The Football Association. 1. 11 October 2010.
  2. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005 . 2004 . Queen Anne Press . 978-1-85291-660-2 . 17 .
  3. News: Tony. Flood. Brentford will be without boss Allen if Barnet win court battle. Richmond & Twickenham Times. 25 March 2004. 26 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Danny Allen-Page. BeezNeez. 26 March 2014.
  5. Web site: Brentford News Latest News Latest News TAYLOR AND QUIN'S "BABES" SIGN UP . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825181626/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~228564,00.html . dead . 25 August 2018 . brentfordfc.co.uk . 16 February 2018 .
  6. News: Peterborough 3–2 Brentford. BBC Sport. 4 November 2003. 26 March 2014.
  7. News: Allen continues clearout. BBC Sport. 28 April 2004. 26 March 2014.
  8. News: Bees duo join Farnborough. BBC Sport. 25 March 2004. 26 March 2014.
  9. News: Farnborough duo given deals. BBC Sport. 25 May 2004. 26 March 2014.
  10. News: Farnborough 2–1 Accrington. BBC Sport. 2 October 2004. 26 March 2014.
  11. News: Eleven go at Farnborough. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921144114/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=26566. 21 September 2012. Non-League Daily. 9 May 2005. 2 August 2009.
  12. News: More leave Boro. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921144120/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=36119. 21 September 2012. Non-League Daily. 12 July 2006. 2 August 2009.
  13. Web site: First Team Squad. Hayes & Yeading United F.C. 2 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100530053334/http://www.hyufc.net/current_players/Squad2.htm. 30 May 2010.
  14. News: Nottingham Forest 5–0 Yeading. BBC Sport. 11 November 2006. 26 March 2014.
  15. Web site: Hayes & Yeading 2–2 Dorchester Town. SoccerFactsUK. 2 August 2009.
  16. News: Kidderminster 1–0 Hayes & Yeading. BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. 26 March 2014.
  17. News: Hayes & Yeading 1–1 Stevenage. BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. 26 March 2014.
  18. News: Hayes manager Haylock releases eleven players. BBC Sport. 7 May 2010. 26 March 2014.
  19. News: Preview: Hampton & Richmond Borough v Dartford . Clark . Gary . 14 August 2010 . 26 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140326185812/http://www.dartfordfconline.com/site/?q=news%2F482 . 26 March 2014 . dead . Dartford F.C .
  20. News: Bird happy with how squad looks . 19 July 2012 . Croydon Advertiser . 26 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211312/http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Bird-happy-squad-looks/story-16561298-detail/story.html . 23 September 2015 . dead.
  21. News: Two sign – but Boro release Beall. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921144130/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=17725. 21 September 2012. Non-League Daily. 22 May 2004. 2 August 2009.
  22. News: Yeading aim to fell Forest. BBC Sport. 10 November 2006. 26 March 2014.
  23. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  24. Book: Mike . Williams . Tony . Williams . Non League Club Directory 2005 . 2004 . Tony Williams Publications . 978-1-869833-49-7 . 94–95 .
  25. Web site: Danny Allen-Page season details 2004/2005. Leyton Orient Mad. 26 March 2014.
  26. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  27. Web site: Player Details: Season 2005–2006. SoccerFactsUK. 2 August 2009.
  28. Appearance in Conference South play-offs
  29. Web site: Player Details: Season 2006–2007. SoccerFactsUK. 2 August 2009.
  30. Book: Mike . Williams . Tony . Williams . Non-League Club Directory 2009 . 2008 . Tony Williams Publications . 978-1-869833-59-6 . 376–377 .
  31. Book: Tony . Williams . James . Wright . Non-League Club Directory 2010 . 2009 . Tony Williams Publications . 978-1-869833-66-4 . 92–93 .
  32. Two appearances in Conference League Cup, three in FA Trophy, one in Conference South play-offs
  33. Book: Tony . Williams . James . Wright . Non-League Club Directory 2011 . 2010 . Tony Williams Publications . 978-1-869833-68-8 . 94–95 .
  34. Book: Mike . Williams . Tony . Williams . Non-League Club Directory 2012 . 2011 . Tony Williams Publications . 978-1-869833-70-1 . 296–297 .