Daniel William "Danny" Blanchett (born 6 May 1987) is an English semi-professional footballer who last played as a defender for Hayes & Yeading United.
 Blanchett in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel William Blanchett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wembley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Northwood | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Hendon | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Harrow Borough | ||
| 2006–2007 | Cambridge City | 33 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Harrow Borough (loan) | ||
| 2007–2010 | Peterborough United | 7 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Hereford United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Burton Albion | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | York City | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Cambridge City | 17 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Havant & Waterlooville | 68 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Chelmsford City | 20 | (0) |
| 2017 | Hayes & Yeading United | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 9 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Wembley, London,[1] Blanchett started his career with the Queens Park Rangers youth system, where he played from 2002 to 2004.[2] He trialled with Wigan Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers before signing for Isthmian League Premier Division Northwood at the start of the 2004–05 season.[2] After failing to make any appearances he joined Isthmian League Premier Division rivals Hendon in December 2004, making seven appearances before the end of the season.[2][3]
Blanchett signed for Harrow Borough in the summer of 2005, and having scored 1 goal in 33 appearances signed for Cambridge City of the Conference South on 3 March 2006.[2][4][5] However, he returned to Harrow as injury cover later in the same month, making one appearance during a loan spell.[2][4] He finished 2005–06 with 10 appearances and 1 goal for City.[6]
He was a regular for City throughout 2006–07, however a challenge by a Newport County player cracked Blanchett's calcaneus.[7] Spending months on the sidelines, he finally returned to fitness after some light therapy sessions.[7]
Peterborough United
Blanchett had a two-week trial at Liverpool starting in February 2007 and the Premier League club considered a transfer for the player, who was rated between £25,000 and £50,000.[8] Having made 24 appearances for City in 2006–07,[9] Blanchett was signed by League Two club Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on 19 March 2007.[10] His debut came on 9 April 2007 as an 89th-minute substitute for George Boyd in a 2–0 home win over Mansfield Town.[11] His first goal for the club came on his third appearance with a 22-yard shot, playing the second half of a 3–3 home draw with Rochdale on 5 May 2007.[11][12]
The 2007–08 season saw him make his first start for the club, in a 9 October 2007 Football League Trophy tie with Milton Keynes Dons at Stadium mk.[citation needed] Milton Keynes won 3–1. He made his first league start against Macclesfield Town on 23 February 2008.[citation needed] He was deputising for Jamie Day, who had injured his back before kick-off, Peterborough winning 3–0.[citation needed] Indeed, he made just two appearances for the promotion-winning League Two team that season and was placed on the transfer list in May 2008.[13] He made just three League One appearances and also played one FA Cup match in 2008–09, before again being transfer listed in May 2009.[14]
In July 2009, he joined Port Vale for pre-season training.[15] He played 90 minutes for Vale in what turned out to be a pre-season friendly defeat, Vale losing 1–0 to Biddulph Victoria of the Midland Football Alliance.[16] On 7 August 2009, Blanchett joined Conference Premier club Stevenage Borough on a one-month loan,[17] but did not make any first-team appearances.[18] Blanchett joined League Two club Hereford United on 17 September 2009 on loan,[19] making his debut two days later in a 2–0 victory at home to Accrington Stanley.[20] He was played out of position at centre-back, but following the game said "Centre-back isn't my usual position – I've played left back all my life – but I find it quite comfortable".[21] He stayed on loan with Hereford until December 2010, making 16 appearances.[20]
In January 2010, he joined Conference Premier club AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the season.[22][23] He finished the loan with 12 appearances[24] and after returning to Peterborough was released on 30 April 2010.[25]
Crewe Alexandra
He signed a one-year contract with League Two club Crewe Alexandra on 23 July 2010 after a successful trial.[26][27] Despite making 44 appearances in 2010–11,[28] he was released by Crewe on 12 May 2011.[29]
Burton Albion
Following his release by Crewe, Blanchett began training with Championship club Derby County at the start of July 2011.[30] He signed for Burton Albion of League Two on 30 July 2011 on a one-year contract.[31] He was released on 8 May 2012[32] after making 16 appearances in 2011–12.[33]
York City
Blanchett signed for newly promoted League Two club York City on 2 July 2012 on a one-year contract.[34] He made his debut in York's 2–2 draw away to Morecambe on 21 August 2012.[35] Having made four appearances for York, he was released by the club on 24 January 2013 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[36]
Later career
On 30 January 2013, Blanchett returned to Cambridge City, now playing in the Southern League Premier Division, on non-contract terms for the remainder of 2012–13.[37]
Blanchett signed for Conference South club Havant & Waterlooville on 26 June 2013.[38]
On 27 May 2016, Blanchett become new manager Rod Stringer's first recruit, alongside fellow former Havant & Waterlooville teammate Shamir Mullings, for National League South club Chelmsford City.[39] After departing Chelmsford at the end of the season, Blanchett signed for Hayes & Yeading United ahead of the 2017–18 season. After starting in Hayes' first seven games in all competitions of the season, Blanchett left the club.[40]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hendon | 2004–05[3] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Cambridge City | 2005–06[6] | Conference South | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07[9] | Conference South | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Peterborough United | 2006–07[11] | League Two | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08[41] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008–09[42] | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Stevenage Borough (loan) | 2009–10[18] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hereford United (loan) | 2009–10[20] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2009–10[24] | Conference Premier | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2010–11[28] | League Two | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Burton Albion | 2011–12[33] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| York City | 2012–13[35] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cambridge City | 2012–13[43] | Southern League Premier Division | 17 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2013–14[44] | Conference South | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[d] | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2014–15[44] | Conference South | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16[44] | National League South | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6[f] | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | 100 | 4 | |||
| Chelmsford City | 2016–17[45] | National League South | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 229 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 278 | 6 | ||
References
External links
- Danny Blanchett profile Archived 29 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine at the official Chelmsford City F.C. website
- Danny Blanchett at Soccerbase
