Daniel Swailes (born 1 April 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2005 | Bury | 153 | (13) |
| 1999 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Macclesfield Town | 94 | (5) |
| 2007–2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | 43 | (4) |
| 2009 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Stockport County | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 334 | (22) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Swailes moved to MK Dons from Macclesfield Town F.C. for an undisclosed fee of around £50,000 at the beginning of the 2007/08 season to join up with former Macclesfield manager, Paul Ince. He enjoyed an exceptional year as the Dons won promotion from League Two and the Football League Trophy, and was voted in the League Two Team of the Year at the end of the season.
On 18 January 2010 MK Dons announced that Swailes had been released and was to join Stockport County for the remaining six months of the season alongside fellow released player Ritchie Partridge.[1] All four MK Dons players who had joined on 18 January, plus David Perkins who had joined from Colchester United on loan started the match on 19 January against Swindon Town.[2]
At the end of the season, he signed a new deal with the club and was made club captain for the 2010/11 season.[3] After a run of 34 matches for the club, he was injured in a game against Lincoln City on 23 October 2010[4] and faced the rest of the season out with injury.[5]
In May 2011 he was informed that he would not be offered a contract by the club for the 2011/12 season.[6]
Honours edit
Milton Keynes Dons
- Football League Trophy: 2007–08[7]
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Four set for Stockport". MK Dons. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
- ^ "Stockport 0 -1 Swindon". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Stockport skipper relishing captain opportunity". Professional Footballers Association. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Lincoln City 0–0 Stockport". BBC Sport. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ "Swailes worry for Stockport". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "2011–12 retained list revealed". Stockport County F.C. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Grimsby 0-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
External links edit
- Danny Swailes player profile at mkdons.com
- Danny Swailes at Soccerbase
