| Danny Sleath | |
| Fullname: | Daniel James Sleath |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Matlock, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Mansfield Town |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2006 |
| Clubs2: | → Gresley Rovers (loan) |
| Years3: | 2007 |
| Clubs3: | → Alfreton Town (loan) |
| Years4: | 2007 |
| Clubs4: | → Boston United (loan) |
| Years5: | 2008 |
| Clubs5: | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) |
| Years6: | 2008 |
| Clubs6: | Eastwood Town |
| Years7: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs7: | Ilkeston Town |
| Years8: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs8: | Boston United |
| Years9: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs9: | Nuneaton Town |
| Caps9: | 70 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs10: | Tamworth |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:49, 31 August 2014 (UTC) |
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.
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.[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[18] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||