Danny Maye

Daniel Peter Christopher Maye (born 14 July 1982) is an English former professional footballer who now works as a football coach.

Danny Maye
Personal information
Full name Daniel Peter Christopher Maye[1]
Date of birth (1982-07-14) 14 July 1982[2]
Place of birth Leicester, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2001 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Port Vale 2 (0)
2002 Southend United 2 (0)
2002 Nuneaton Borough
2002–2003 Corby Town
2003–2006 Team Bath
2006 Chippenham Town
2006–2007 Taunton Town
2007–2011 Yate Town
2011–2013 Bristol Manor Farm
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Port Vale

Maye started his career with Second Division Port Vale, making his debut as a 67th minute substitute in a 5–0 win over Cambridge United at Vale Park on 5 October 2001, replacing Ian Armstrong. Eleven days later he played the second half of the Football League Trophy clash with Carlisle United, replacing fellow youngster Alex Gibson. Vale scored twice in six minutes to turn the game around 2–1. His final appearance was on 6 April 2002, replacing Marc Bridge-Wilkinson with eight minutes to go of a goalless home draw with Bournemouth.[3]

Southend United

He joined Southend United on a free transfer for the start of the 2002–03 season. He made his debut for the Third Division club on 17 August 2002, replacing Phil Whelan late into a 3–2 defeat to Shrewsbury Town at Roots Hall. His next match was in the League Cup First Round on 10 September, coming on for Damon Searle with the score 3–0 to Wimbledon, the score at full-time was 4–1. He played his last game seven days later, again coming off the bench, this time replacing Neil Jenkins, in another home defeat, Kidderminster Harriers claiming a 2–1 victory. He left the club once his three-month contract expired.[4]

Non-league

Late in 2002 he joined non-league Nuneaton Borough, before quickly moving on to Corby Town. In 2003, he joined Team Bath, staying for three years, he completed a degree program with the affiliated university – a degree in Coach Education Sports Development from the University of Bath. He spent part of 2006 with Chippenham Town before signing with Taunton Town. In 2007, he joined Yate Town, whilst working as a teacher at a Bath Secondary School before moving on to Bristol Manor Farm.

Coaching career

Maye was appointed as a coach at the Bristol Rovers academy.[5] In December 2012, he joined the coaching staff at Southampton and went on to obtain his UEFA A Licence and by 2019 was working as 'Lead Youth Phase Coach' at the club's academy.[6]

Statistics

Source:[7][8]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale2001–02Second Division20000020
Southend United2002–03Third Division20001030

References
  1. "Danny Maye". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. "Port Vale v Bournemouth Match facts". The Guardian. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. "WE'RE BACK!!!". 17 Nov 2004. southendunited.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  5. "Centre of Excellence Coaches". bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  6. "Danny Maye - Lead Youth Phase Academy Coach, Southampton FC, UK -". 16 May 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. Danny Maye at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  8. Danny Maye at Soccerbase
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