Danny Forrest

Danny Forrest
Personal information
Full name Daniel Paul Halafihi Forrest
Date of birth (1984-10-23) 23 October 1984
Place of birth Keighley, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Winger, Forward
Youth career
Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Bradford City 50 (5)
2005Halifax Town (loan)
2005–2008 Halifax Town 103 (14)
2008Hucknall Town (loan)
2008–2010 Crawley Town 70 (8)
2010–2011 Barrow 14 (2)
2011Guiseley (loan)
2011–2012 Guiseley
2012–2013 Harrogate Town
2013–2014 Bradford Park Avenue
2014 Guiseley
2014–2015 Gainsborough Trinity

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:10, 21 November 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Daniel Paul Halafihi Forrest (born 23 October 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger and a forward.

Career

Born in Keighley, Forrest began his career at Bradford City, where he was described as a "promising striker."[1] He 50 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City.[2] He signed on loan for Halifax Town in August 2005,[3] before signing permanently later that year. At Halifax Town he spent a loan spell at Hucknall Town in 2008 to regain fitness following an injury.[4] He signed for Crawley Town in May 2008,[5] signing a new contract with the club in May 2009.[6] He was offered another contract by the club in April 2010,[7] but he moved to Barrow in June 2010.[8] While at Barrow he spent a loan spell at Guiseley in January 2011.[9] He was released by Barrow in May 2011,[10] joining Guiseley on a permanent deal.[11] He left Guiseley in September 2012,[12] and played for Harrogate Town before moving to Bradford Park Avenue in July 2013.[13] After a short spell back with Guiseley, his third with the club,[14] he signed for Gainsborough Trinity in November 2014,[15][16] leaving the club in November 2015, retiring from football.[17]

Career statistics table

As of 4 July 2013[18]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 2002–03 173001000183
2003–04 130000000130
2004–05 202100000212
Total 505101000525
Halifax Town 2005–06 365200050435
2006–07 397000010407
2007–08 282000000282
Total 1031420006011114
Crawley Town 2008–09 382000000382
2009–10 326000000326
Total 708000000708
Barrow 2010–11 142000000142
Total 142000000142
Career total 2372930106024729

References

  1. "Bradford calm Forrest fears". BBC Sport. 3 June 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. "Bradford pair seal Halifax move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. "Histon v Halifax Town: There's no place like home for Dan". Halifax Courier. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. "Crawley bring in two midfielders". BBC Sport. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. "Crawley quartet agree new deals". BBC Sport. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. "Crawley Town release Simon Rayner and Karl Broadhurst". BBC Sport. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  8. "Crawley Town striker Danny Forrest signs for Barrow". BBC Sport. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. "Barrow joint-boss Sheridan backs keeper Shaun Pearson". BBC Sport. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  10. "Forrest, Goodfellow and Masters released by Barrow". BBC Sport. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  11. "Lions sign strikers Ellington & Allott". Guiseley A.F.C. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  12. "FORREST LEAVES GUISELEY". NonLeagueDaily.com. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  13. "Danny Forrest Leaves". Harrogate Town F.C. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  14. http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/forrest-leaves-lions-35338/
  15. http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/New-Gainsborough-Trinity-signing-Danny-Forrest/story-24769608-detail/story.html
  16. http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/trinity-take-on-forrest-35362/
  17. http://www.gainsboroughtrinity.com/latest-gainsborough-trinity-news/farewell-danny-forrest.html
  18. Danny Forrest career statistics at Soccerbase
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