Neil Danns
Neil Alexander Danns (born 23 November 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently assistant manager at Tranmere Rovers. He began his career in 2000 as a trainee at Blackburn Rovers and subsequently played for Colchester United, Birmingham City, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and Bury. He became a free agent after Bury were expelled from the Football League, and joined Tranmere Rovers in September 2019 until the end of the 2019–2020 season. He then played in non-league football for Radcliffe, FC Halifax Town, and in the Cymru Premier for Connah's Quay Nomads, before finishing his career at Macclesfield. He also played internationally for Guyana. His final season of his club playing career saw him also take the role of player-manager at Macclesfield, which lead to him becoming the assistant at Tranmere.
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Danns with Guyana at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Alexander Danns | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tranmere Rovers (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| –2000 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2004 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Colchester United (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Colchester United | 63 | (16) |
| 2006–2008 | Birmingham City | 31 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Crystal Palace | 103 | (18) |
| 2011–2014 | Leicester City | 30 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bristol City (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | 73 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | Bury | 77 | (9) |
| 2017 | → Blackpool (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | Radcliffe | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | FC Halifax Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 16 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Macclesfield | 58 | (26) |
| Total | 582 | (99) | |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2023 | Guyana | 25 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Macclesfield (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||