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Danny Bacon

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Danny Bacon
Personal information
Full name Daniel Stephen Bacon[1]
Date of birth (1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–2000 Mansfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Mansfield Town 44 (4)
2003–2005 Hucknall Town 83 (30)
2005–2007 Lincoln City 2 (0)
2005–2006 → Burton Albion (loan) 5 (0)
2006–2007 → Worksop Town (loan) 10 (2)
2007 Hednesford Town 13 (0)
2007–2009 Hucknall Town 28 (8)
2009–2011 Worksop Town
2011–2013 Rainworth Miners Welfare
2013–2014 Shirebrook Town
2016–2018 Teversal
International career
2004 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Daniel Stephen Bacon (born 20 September 1980) is an English former footballer and coach who played as a striker.

He notably played in the Football League for Mansfield Town and Lincoln City. He also played at non-league level for Hucknall Town, Burton Albion, Worksop Town, Hednesford Town, Hucknall Town, Rainworth Miners Welfare, Shirebrook Town and Teversal.

Playing career

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Early career

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He began his career with his home town club Mansfield Town. He then had a two-year spell with nearby Hucknall Town. While at Hucknall he scored in the 2005 FA Trophy final penalty defeat against Grays Athletic.

Lincoln City

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On 30 May 2005, Bacon secured a move back to the professional ranks, agreeing a one-year deal with Lincoln City.[2] He struggled to break into the first team, making just two substitute appearances (the Football League Two defeat at Notts County on 13 August 2005 and the League Cup victory over Crewe Alexandra ten days later), and on 9 September 2005 was allowed to join Burton Albion on loan.[3] However, injury struck in his fifth game when he fractured his fibia[clarification needed] in a game against Aldershot; it was the second time he had broken his leg, the first being whilst playing for Mansfield Town's youth team. The injury kept him out of the squad for six months but, in light of his injury, he was given a new contract by Keith Alexander in April 2006.[4]

Given the number 10 shirt at Sincil Bank for the 2006–07 season, he made his first start in the opening fixture at Notts County but his injury jinx hit again as he first suffered a nasty facial cut, requiring nine stitches, following a clash with Jason Lee and then injured his ankle. Upon his recovery to fitness, he found it hard to break into the Lincoln team which was riding high in the upper echelons of the league table and in September 2006 he was loaned out to Worksop Town where he spent three months. On 3 January 2007, Bacon along with Gary Birch, Luke Foster and Jamie Sherlock was told by the club that they were free to find another club[5] and on 25 January 2007 he had his contract with the Imps cancelled by mutual consent,[6] leaving him free to join Northern Premier League side Hednesford Town.[7]

Non-League

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In summer 2007, Andy Legg, bought him back to Hucknall Town.[8] He was expected to leave Watnall Road in summer 2009[9] having turned down a move to Alfreton Town.[10] On Tuesday 23 June, Bacon signed for Worksop Town, one of his former clubs. He made a goalscoring debut for the club, scoring the club's goal in the 4–1 Northern Premier League defeat at Kendal Town on 15 August 2009.[11]

In May 2013, both he and Mark Camm departed Rainworth Miners Welfare[12] to join Shirebrook Town as player/assistants to the newly appointed manager Julian Watts.[13] Following six games without a victory, Watts was sacked in October 2013 but Bacon and Camm agreed to continue their roles under the new manager Kevin Gee.[14] However, Gee was last just over three months into the role before being sacked with Bacon and Camm appointed joint-manager in his place on contracts lasting until the end of the 2015–16 season.[15] However, Camm resigned from his role at the end of August 2014 and Julian Watts returned to take sole managerial charge of the club.[16]

Coaching career

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In July 2016, he was appointed player-coach at Teversal.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 31. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. ^ "Bacon agrees one-year deal". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 30 May 2005. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Bacon completes Burton move". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 9 September 2005. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  4. ^ Bacon signs new contract Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "A window of opportunity". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 3 January 2007. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Danny departs". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  7. ^ Hednesford Boost Strike Force Archived 12 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Hero Bacon back at Town[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Bacon to leave Hucknall
  10. ^ Star striker at centre of transfer storm
  11. ^ "Kendal Take Their Chances". Worksop Town F.C. Official Website. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Rainworth MW say goodbye to Mark Camm and Danny Bacon". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Wrens pair join new manager at Shirebrook Town". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Gee is the new Shirebrook manager following Watts sacking". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  15. ^ "New managers at Shirebrook Town". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Watts back in Shirebrook hot seat". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Bacon joins Teversal backroom staff as player-coach". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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