Danny Foster (footballer)
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.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Daniel Foster[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
–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) | |
National team | |||
2000 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2002 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
2007 | England C | 2 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2019 | Wingate & Finchley (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Early years
Foster began his career in the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and signed 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.[3]
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.[4][5] Foster was a regular during 2005–06 season and missed just one league match during 2006–07,[6][7] in which the Daggers secured promotion to the Football League after winning the Conference Premier title.[8] He signed a new two-year contract following the promotion.[9]
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.[10][11][12] During five seasons at Victoria Road, Foster made 186 appearances and scored four goals.[13]
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.[12] 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.[14][15] He was given a free transfer at the end of the season.[16]
Wycombe Wanderers
On 25 June 2010, Foster and former Brentford teammate Ben Strevens joined newly-relegated League Two club Wycombe Wanderers.[17] He made 41 appearances and scored one goal during a successful 2010–11 season,[18] in which the Chairboys secured an automatic return to League One after a third-place finish.[19] Foster signed a new two-year contract in May 2011,[20] 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.[19] After overcoming a shoulder injury,[21] Foster began the 2012–13 season as a regular,[22] before suffering a season-ending knee injury late in a match versus Rotherham United on 20 November 2012.[23] He underwent surgery in January 2013,[23] but failed to recover before the end of the season.[22] Despite being out of contract,[24] Foster remained at Adams Park into the early months of the 2013–14 season, but was forced to retire from football in November 2013.[25] In three seasons with Wycombe, he made 125 appearances and scored one goal.[13]
International career
Foster won three caps for England at U16 and U18 level.[26] He made two appearances in England C's victorious 2007 Four Nations Tournament campaign.[27][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
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2004–05[5] | Conference Premier | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
2005–06[6] | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
2006–07[7] | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
2007–08[10] | League Two | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
2008–09[11] | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
Total | 170 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 186 | 4 | ||
Brentford | 2009–10[14] | League One | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 2010–11[18] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 41 | 1 |
2011–12[32] | League One | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2012–13[22] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 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 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup, 1 appearance in Essex Senior Cup
- Appearances in FA Trophy
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
References
- "Danny Foster". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- "Player Contract Update 12 May 2004 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Foster signs new deal at Daggers". BBC Sport. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- "Games played by Danny Foster in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Games played by Danny Foster in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Games played by Danny Foster in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Dagenham and Redbridge Complete History - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Dagenham retain several players". 13 July 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Games played by Danny Foster in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Games played by Danny Foster in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | BEES SIGN DAGENHAM TRIO". brentfordfc.co.uk. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- Danny Foster at Soccerbase
- "Games played by Danny Foster in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Brentford results for the 2009-2010 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | DANNY DEPARTS". brentfordfc.co.uk. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Wycombe swoop for Brentford duo". 25 June 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Games played by Danny Foster in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Wycombe Wanderers Complete History - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Danny Foster signs new Wycombe deal, but Westwood exits". BBC Sport. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Wycombe's Danny Foster faces six-week injury lay-off". BBC Sport. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Games played by Danny Foster in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Foster out for minimum of six weeks – News – Wycombe Wanderers". Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Wycombe Wanderers boss recruiting against budget cut". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Danny's day to remember – News – Wycombe Wanderers". Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- Association, The Football. "TheFA.com – Danny Foster". Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Untitled Document". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Untitled Document". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Untitled Document". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Wingate and Finchley Football Club – Ryman Premier League". www.wingatefinchley.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- "Wingate and Finchley Football Club – Ryman Premier League". www.wingatefinchley.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Games played by Danny Foster in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
External links
- Danny Foster at Soccerbase
- Danny Foster at thefa.com