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Danny Higginbotham
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Danny Higginbotham, born Daniel John Higginbotham on 29 December 1978 in Manchester, is a British former association football player, autobiographer and sports commentator who played as a centre-back. His playing career ran from 1997 to 2014, during which he competed in the Premier League.
Over his career he played for Ipswich Town F.C., Derby County F.C., Sunderland A.F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C. He wrote an autobiography, Rise of the underdog.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Rise of the underdog
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- 2012
- → Nottingham Forest (loan)
- 2013
- Sheffield United
- 2014
- Altrincham
- Full name
- Daniel John Higginbotham
- Date of birth
- ( 1978-12-29 ) 29 December 1978 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Manchester , England
- Height
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Position
- Defender
- 1994 1997
- Manchester United
- Years
- Team
- 1997 2000
- Manchester United
- 1998 1999
- → Royal Antwerp (loan)
- 2000 2003
- Derby County
- 2003 2006
- Southampton
- 2006 2007
- Stoke City
- 2007 2008
- Sunderland
- 2008 2013
- Stoke City
- 2013 2014
- Chester
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Manchester
- Occupation
- sports commentator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Chester City F.C.
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Gibraltar
- Image
- Danny Higginbotham vs. Estonia.jpg
- Height
- 185
- Work location
- Chennai
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- Commons category
- Danny Higginbotham
- date of birth
- 1978-12-29
- birth name
- Daniel John Higginbotham
- name in native language
- Danny Higginbotham
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- floruit
- 1900-01-01
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
Daniel John Higginbotham (born 29 December 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, he represented Gibraltar in international football.
Higginbotham started his career in the Manchester United academy. After making his senior debut for the club, he was sent out on loan to Belgian side Royal Antwerp. After his return the following season, he could not claim a regular first-team place and joined Derby County in search of more playing time in 2000. He spent three years at Derby but made a transfer request when the club was relegated from the Premier League. Southampton signed Higginbotham for a £1.5 million fee in February 2003, and he helped them reach the 2003 FA Cup Final. When Southampton were relegated in 2005, Higginbotham rejected a new contract and was placed on the transfer list.
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