Danny Foster (footballer)

Danny Foster
Personal information
Full name Daniel Foster[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-23) 23 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
–1994 Brimsdown Rovers
1994–2002 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2004–2009 Dagenham & Redbridge 170 (4)
2009–2010 Brentford 36 (0)
2010–2013 Wycombe Wanderers 76 (1)
Total 282 (5)
International career
2000 England U16 1 (0)
2002 England U18 2 (0)
2007 England C 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Foster (born 23 September 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League, most notably for Dagenham & Redbridge and Wycombe Wanderers. He was capped by England at youth and C level.

Club career

Early years

Foster began his youth career at Brimsdown Rovers and later entered the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur,[3] progressing to sign his first professional contract in June 2002.[1] He failed to receive a call into a first team squad and was released at the end of the 2003–04 season.[4]

Dagenham & Redbridge

Foster dropped into non-league football to join Conference Premier club Dagenham & Redbridge in September 2004.[1] He made a breakthrough into the first team squad during the second half of the 2004–05 season and signed a new three-year contract in February 2005.[5][6] Foster was a regular during 2005–06 season and missed just one league match during 2006–07,[7][8] in which the Daggers secured promotion to the Football League after winning the Conference Premier title.[9] He signed a new two-year contract following the promotion.[10]

Foster continued to appear regularly for the club in League Two and made 69 league appearances and scoring three goals before being released at the end of the 2008–09 season.[11][12][13] During five seasons at Victoria Road, Foster made 186 appearances and scored four goals.[14]

Brentford

On 17 June 2009, Foster and former Dagenham & Redbridge teammates Sam Saunders and Ben Strevens joined newly promoted League One club Brentford on free transfers, with Foster signing a one-year contract.[13] He made 42 appearances during the 2009–10 season, in which the Bees trod water in mid-table before a strong finish elevated the club to a 9th-place finish.[15][16] He was given a free transfer at the end of the season.[17]

Wycombe Wanderers

On 25 June 2010, Foster and former Brentford teammate Ben Strevens joined newly relegated League Two club Wycombe Wanderers.[18] He made 41 appearances and scored one goal during a successful 2010–11 season,[19] in which the Chairboys secured an automatic return to League One after a third-place finish.[20] Foster signed a new two-year contract in May 2011,[21] but the Chairboys' return to League One was brief, with the club being relegated straight back to League Two at the end of the 2011–12 season.[20] After overcoming a shoulder injury,[22] Foster began the 2012–13 season as a regular,[23] before suffering a season-ending knee injury late in a match versus Rotherham United on 20 November 2012.[24] He underwent surgery in January 2013,[24] but failed to recover before the end of the season.[23] Despite being out of contract,[25] Foster remained at Adams Park into the early months of the 2013–14 season, but was forced to retire from football in November 2013.[26] In three seasons with Wycombe, he made 125 appearances and scored one goal.[14]

International career

Foster won three caps for England at U16 and U18 level.[27] He made two appearances in England C's victorious 2007 Four Nations Tournament campaign.[28][29]

Coaching career

In May 2019, Foster was named as assistant to manager Steve Clark at Isthmian League Premier Division club Wingate & Finchley.[30] The pair departed the club by mutual agreement on 28 September 2019.[31]

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

Dagenham & Redbridge

England C

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2004–05[6] Conference Premier 19 0 0 0 — 3[a] 0 22 0
2005–06[7] 37 1 1 0 — 0 0 38 1
2006–07[8] 45 0 1 0 — 2[b] 0 48 0
2007–08[11] League Two 32 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 36 1
2008–09[12] 37 2 3 0 0 0 2[c] 0 42 2
Total 170 4 8 0 1 0 7 0 186 4
Brentford 2009–10[15] League One 36 0 4 0 1 0 1[c] 0 42 0
Wycombe Wanderers 2010–11[19] League Two 38 1 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 41 1
2011–12[32] League One 29 0 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 32 0
2012–13[23] League Two 9 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 10 0
Total 76 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 83 1
Career total 282 5 14 0 4 0 11 0 311 5
  1. ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup, 1 appearance in Essex Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b c "Danny Foster". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  3. ^ "My interview with former Spurs player Danny Foster". superhotspur. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Player Contract Update 12 May 2004". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Foster signs new deal at Daggers". BBC Sport. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Games played by Danny Foster in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Dagenham and Redbridge Complete History". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Dagenham retain several players". 13 July 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Bees sign Dagenham trio". brentfordfc.co.uk. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  14. ^ a b Danny Foster at Soccerbase
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Danny Foster in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Brentford results for the 2009–2010 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Danny departs". brentfordfc.co.uk. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Wycombe swoop for Brentford duo". 25 June 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. ^ a b c "Games played by Danny Foster in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  20. ^ a b "Wycombe Wanderers Complete History". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Danny Foster signs new Wycombe deal, but Westwood exits". BBC Sport. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Wycombe's Danny Foster faces six-week injury lay-off". BBC Sport. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  23. ^ a b c "Games played by Danny Foster in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Foster out for minimum of six weeks". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers boss recruiting against budget cut". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  26. ^ "Danny's day to remember". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Danny Foster". TheFA.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  28. ^ a b "Wales lose their grip on the crown". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  29. ^ "England Matches – The C Team (Semi-Professional & The National Game)". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Summer Squad Update". Wingate and Finchley Football Club. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  31. ^ "Manager News: Steve Clark and Danny Foster". Wingate and Finchley Football Club. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  32. ^ "Games played by Danny Foster in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.