{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Danny Bance | fullname = Daniel Robert Bance | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|09|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Plymouth, England | height = | position = Midfielder | years1 = 2000–2002 | clubs1 = Plymouth Argyle | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2002–2003 | clubs2 = Taunton Town | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2003–2010 | clubs3 = St Blazey | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = Liskeard Athletic | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2010–| clubs5 = Bodmin Town | caps5 = | goals5 = }}
'''Daniel Robert Bance''' (born 27 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bodmin Town.
Bance was born in Plymouth.<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=24593 "Daniel Bance"]. Soccerbase. ''Centurycomm''. Retrieved 19 March 2011.</ref> He began his career as an apprentice with Football League club Plymouth Argyle and progressed through the club's youth system to make his first team debut on 16 April 2001 in a 3–0 defeat at Kidderminster Harriers.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Danes|first=Ryan|title=Plymouth Argyle: The Complete Record|publisher=Breedon Books|location=Derby|year=2009|pages=338–339|isbn=978-1-85983-710-8}}</ref><ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/1278267.stm "Kidderminster 3–0 Plymouth"]. BBC Sport. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 4 July 2010.</ref> He was substituted after 49 minutes and it proved to be his only appearance in the professional game.<ref>[http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1877581,00.html "Danny Bance"]. Plymouth Argyle. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2011.</ref> Bance joined Southern League side Weymouth on trial in July 2001 with a view to joining the club on loan.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121002194353/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=17 "Weymouth make first signing"]}}. Non League Daily. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2011.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120801172013/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=48 "Terras hoping to seal loan deals"]}}. Non League Daily. 13 August 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2011.</ref> He was released by Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 2002 and then signed a two-year contract with Taunton Town.<ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/plymouth/plymouth.html "Plymouth Argyle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929040138/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/plymouth/plymouth.htm |date=29 September 2011 }}. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 July 2010.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930040740/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=5194 "Musker still looking to strengthen"]}}. Non League Daily. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2011.</ref> He then joined St Blazey,<ref>[http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=33&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7 "Danny Bance"]. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 2 July 2010.</ref> where he won the South Western League championship in 2005 and 2007,<ref>[https://www.fchd.info/ST-BLAZE.HTM "St Blazey"]. Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 19 March 2011.</ref> and later captained the side.<ref>[http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Oaten-makes-winning-return/article-434448-detail/article.html "Oaten makes winning return"]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Cornish Guardian''. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2010.</ref> Bance moved to Liskeard Athletic in January 2010.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120915054154/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Matthews-inspires-star-Bodmin/article-1782847-detail/article.html "Matthews inspires five star Bodmin"]. ''Cornish Guardian''. 30 January 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Gilbey-backs-boss-Cooper-lift-Blues/article-1800247-detail/article.html "Gilbey backs boss Cooper to lift Blues"]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Cornish Guardian''. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.</ref> Seven months later, he signed for Bodmin Town.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130505161851/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Bodmin-turn-style-clinch-FA-Vase-victory/article-2660679-detail/article.html "Bodmin turn on the style to clinch FA Vase victory against Launceston at home"]. ''Cornish Guardian''. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/bodmintownfootballclub/122444/Players/view/1653129 "Danny Bance"]. Bodmin Town F.C. Retrieved 19 March 2011.</ref>
==Honours== ;St Blazey *South Western League: 2004–2005, 2006–2007
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Cornwall}} *{{Soccerbase|name=Daniel Bance}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bance, Danny}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Plymouth, Devon Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Category:Taunton Town F.C. players Category:St Blazey A.F.C. players Category:Liskeard Athletic F.C. players Category:Bodmin Town F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Southern Football League players Category:21st-century English sportsmen