Dayle Southwell

Dayle Southwell
Personal information
Full name Dayle Southwell[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Grimsby, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gainsborough Trinity
Youth career
0000–2011 Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Grimsby Town 42 (3)
2013 → Harrogate Town (loan) 3 (1)
2014–2016 Boston United 74 (52)
2016–2018 Wycombe Wanderers 25 (1)
2017 → Lincoln City (loan) 2 (1)
2018 Guiseley 18 (7)
2018–2020 FC Halifax Town 38 (6)
2019–2020 → Boston United (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 King's Lynn Town 23 (4)
2021–2023 Alfreton Town 78 (13)
2023– Gainsborough Trinity 0 (0)
International career
2016 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:14, May 2023 (UTC)

Dayle Southwell (born 20 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Gainsborough Trinity as a forward.

Southwell began his career with his home town team Grimsby Town and remained with the club for three seasons as well as a loan spell at Harrogate Town before being released in 2014. A prolific spell with Boston United that yielded 52 goals in 74 appearances later saw him move into the Football League with Wycombe Wanderers but he could not cement a regular place. He has since gone on to play back in Non-league and has turned out for Lincoln City, Guiseley, FC Halifax Town as well as a second spell with Boston before a move to King's Lynn Town. He is a former England C international having earned one cap in 2016 whilst a Boston United player.

Club career

Grimsby Town

Southwell came up through the Grimsby Town youth system and at 17 made his first senior appearance in the 2010–11 season. Southwell remained with the Mariners for three years, but despite regular substitute appearances, he was only given 10 starting appearances. During this period he also had a short loan in the Conference North at Harrogate Town, scoring 1 in 3 appearances.

Boston United

Southwell signed for nearby Conference North club Boston United in the summer of 2014, searching for regular football. In his first season, he started 39 league games and scored 28 goals. By the end of his first season with The Pilgrims he had scored 30 times from his 42 starts in all competitions.

His 2015–16 season started in a similar fashion and, by Christmas, Southwell had scored 15 goals in his first 23 games of the season. After an injury to his foot kept Southwell sidelined for ten weeks,[3] he returned on 24 February to score his 16th League goal of the season. By the end of the season Boston had reached the play-offs, with Southwell scoring 24 goals and receiving both the National League North Golden Boot and Boston's Player of the Season 2015–16.

Wycombe Wanderers

Southwell turned professional on 21 June 2016 signing a two-year contract with Wycombe Wanderers.[4] On his first Adams Park appearance for Chairboys, he scored the equalising goal against Brentford in a pre-season friendly which finished 1–1. On 3 February 2017, Southwell signed on loan with Lincoln City.[5] It was a one-month loan.

Non-League career

On 9 January 2018, Southwell signed for Guiseley.[6]

On 13 June 2018 Southwell signed a two-year deal with FC Halifax Town. Southwell then returned to National League North club Boston United on an initial 1-month loan on 5 December 2019.[7]

Southwell moved to King's Lynn Town F.C. in January 2020, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.[8]

On 15 July 2021, Southwell signed for Alfreton Town.[9] He departed the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.[10]

International career

In May 2016, Southwell earned an England C call up for the forthcoming ICC fixture against Slovakia. It would prove to be his one and only England C appearance due to his new contract at Wycombe Wanderers.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2020–21 season
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
Grimsby Town 2010–11[12] Conference Premier 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
2011–12[12] Conference Premier 1 0 1 1 — 2[a] 0 4 1
2012–13[12] Conference Premier 30 2 1 0 — 4[b] 0 35 2
2013–14[12] Conference Premier 8 1 1 0 — 4[a] 4 13 5
Total 42 3 3 1 — 10 4 55 8
Harrogate Town (loan) 2013–14[12] Conference North 3 1 — — — 3 1
Boston United 2014–15[13] Conference North 40 28 2 1 — 4[c] 1 46 30
2015–16[13] National League North 34 24 1 0 — 3[d] 0 38 24
Total 74 52 3 1 — 7 1 84 54
Wycombe Wanderers 2016–17[12] League Two 13 1 0 0 1 0 1[e] 0 15 1
2017–18[14] League Two 12 0 2 0 0 0 3[e] 1 17 1
Total 25 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 32 2
Lincoln City (loan) 2016–17[12] National League 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 3 0
Guiseley 2017–18[12] National League 18 7 0 0 — 0 0 18 7
FC Halifax Town 2018–19[12] National League 31 6 4 1 — 3[a] 1 38 8
2019–20[12] National League 7 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 9 0
Total 38 6 5 1 — 4 1 47 8
Boston United (loan) 2019–20[12] National League North 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
King's Lynn Town 2019–20[12] National League North 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
2020–21[12] National League 16 4 2 1 — 2[a] 0 20 5
Total 23 4 2 1 — 2 0 27 5
Career total 229 74 16 4 1 0 27 8 273 85
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the Conference Premier play-offs, three in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy, two in the Conference North play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one in the Conference North play-offs
  5. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Player

Individual

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Dayle Southwell". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Injured Boston United striker Southwell could be out of action until late January". Boston Standard. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers sign Boston United striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Striker Southwell Joins On Loan". Lincoln City Official Site. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Southwell joins the Lions". Guiseley Official Site. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  7. ^ SOUTHWELL OUT ON LOAN, fchalifaxtown.com, 5 December 2019
  8. ^ King's Lynn Town sign striker Southwell[usurped], nonleaguedaily.com, 22 January 2020
  9. ^ "StackPath".
  10. ^ "Alfreton Town retained list". www.alfretontownfootballclub.com. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  11. ^ "England C call-up for Boston United striker Southwell". Boston Standard. London: Trinity Mirror. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "D. Southwell". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  13. ^ a b "D. Southwell – Boston". Boston United FC. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Dayle Southwell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  15. ^ Lomas, John (8 June 2015). "Conference North Team of the Year". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. London: Johnston Press. Retrieved 3 January 2017.