Danny Simmonds Explained

Danny Simmonds
Fullname:Daniel Brian Simmonds
Birth Date:17 December 1974
Birth Place:Eastbourne, England
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Langney Sports
Youthclubs2:Brighton & Hove Albion
Years1:1993–1995
Clubs1:Brighton & Hove Albion
Caps1:23
Goals1:0
Years2:1995–2003
Clubs2:Hastings United
Caps2:373
Goals2:88
Years3:2003–2006
Clubs3:Eastbourne Borough
Caps3:128
Goals3:9
Years4:2006
Clubs4:Ashford Town (Kent)
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2006–2011
Clubs5:Eastbourne Town
Caps5:158
Goals5:22
Years6:2011
Clubs6:Rye United
Years7:2012–2013
Clubs7:Eastbourne United Association
Manageryears1:2011–2012
Managerclubs1:Eastbourne Town (assistant)
Club-Update:17:02, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Daniel Brian Simmonds (born 17 December 1974) is an English former professional footballer. He played for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Football League, before playing non-league football for various clubs.

Career

Simmonds played youth football for Langney Sports before signing for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1] As a trainee he played against his former club in the 1992 Sussex Senior Cup final, before playing 18 times for Albion's first team in the Football League.

He then moved on to play non-league football for Hastings United[2] and won the Southern League Division One East title with the club in 2001–02. In 2003, he was reunited with his former Hastings boss, Garry Wilson, at Eastbourne Borough and was part of the Borough team which won the Conference South play-off before losing the North/South Conference play-off final in 2004-05.[3] He left Eastbourne late in the 2006 season and signed for Ashford Town (Kent).[4] [5] In 2006, Simmonds signed for Eastbourne Town.[6] Here he was part of the championship winning team which gained promotion from the Sussex County League to the Isthmian League in 2006–07.[7] In 2011, he signed for Rye United,[8] before returning to Eastbourne Town as assistant manager for a short period.[9] In 2012, he briefly resumed his playing career by signing for Eastbourne United Association.

Honours

Hastings United (1995–2003)

1995–96

Eastbourne Borough (2003–2006)

play-off winners 2004–05

Eastbourne Town (2006–2011)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hole's moment of agony in great Goldstone fight . Ken . McEwan . Eastbourne Herald . May 1992 . 2016-04-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031212220844/http://www.langneysports.co.uk/SSC_Final_report.pdf . 2003-12-12.
  2. News: United Duo linked with Borough switch . Hastings and St. Leonards Observer . 2016-03-22.
  3. News: Borough suffer stage fright . The Argus . 2005-05-16 . 2016-04-04.
  4. Web site: Latest News: Tuesday 21 March 2006 . Eastbourne Borough F.C. (Archived) . 2006-05-02 . 2016-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060502141707/http://www.eastbourneboroughfc.co.uk/html/latest_news.html . 2 May 2006 .
  5. News: Ashford sign two to stave off relegation . Kentish Football . 2006-03-23 . 2016-03-22.
  6. News: Town snap up Borough star Simmonds . Eastbourne Herald . 2006-07-27 . 2016-03-22.
  7. News: Eastbourne Town clinch title . Howard . Griggs . The Argus . 2007-05-08 . 2016-04-04.
  8. News: Summer Moves (Part Eleven) . Pitchero . 2011 . 2016-03-22.
  9. News: Simmonds quits town and resumes playing career with United . Eastbourne Herald . 2012-09-25 . 2016-03-22.