# Danny Ireland > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danny_Ireland > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danny_Ireland.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ireland > Source revision: 1305144209 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Danny Ireland | fullname = Daniel Anthony Ireland | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|09|30}} | birth_place = [Sydney](/source/Sydney), Australia | height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [Goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)) | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= | years1=2008–2012|clubs1=[Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.)|caps1=1|goals1=0 | years2=2008|clubs2=→ [Nuneaton Town](/source/Nuneaton_Town_F.C.) (loan)|caps2=2|goals2=0 | years3=2008–2009|clubs3=→ [Halesowen Town](/source/Halesowen_Town_F.C.) (loan)|caps3=3|goals3=0 | years4=2010|clubs4=→ [Forest Green Rovers](/source/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C.) (loan)|caps4=11|goals4=0 | years5=2012–2014|clubs5=[Lambton Jaffas](/source/Lambton_Jaffas_FC)|caps5=38|goals5=0 | years6=2015–2017|clubs6=[Hamilton Olympic](/source/Hamilton_Olympic_FC)|caps6=41|goals6=0 | years7=2018|clubs7=[Charlestown City Blues](/source/Charlestown_City_Blues_FC)|caps7=12|goals7=0 | years8=2020–|clubs8=[Valentine Phoenix](/source/Valentine_Phoenix_FC)|caps8=8|goals8=0 | nationalyears1 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam1 = [Australia U20](/source/Australia_national_under-20_football_team) | nationalcaps1= 1|nationalgoals1=0 | club-update = 2 December 2020 | nationalteam-update = 20:16, 5 March 2011 (UTC) }} '''Daniel Anthony Ireland''' (born 30 September 1990) is an Australian [football](/source/Association_football) player. He is a [goalkeeper](/source/goalkeeper_(football)) who is currently playing with [NPL NNSW](/source/National_Premier_Leagues_Northern_NSW) club, [Hamilton Olympic FC](/source/Hamilton_Olympic_FC). ==Career== === Coventry City === He made his professional debut on 13 August 2008 in a 3–1 [League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup) win against [Aldershot](/source/Aldershot_F.C.).{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7551359.stm |title=Coventry 3–1 Aldershot |publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) |date=2008-08-13 |accessdate=2009-08-13}} ==== Nuneaton Town (loan) ==== He joined [Nuneaton Town](/source/Nuneaton_Town_F.C.) on 3 October for a month's loan,{{Cite web |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2008/10/06/coventry-city-keeper-danny-ireland-on-loan-to-nuneaton-borough-92746-21972848/ |title=Coventry City keeper Danny Ireland on loan to Nuneaton Borough |publisher=[Coventry Telegraph](/source/Coventry_Telegraph) |date=2008-10-06 |accessdate=2009-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007051557/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2008/10/06/coventry-city-keeper-danny-ireland-on-loan-to-nuneaton-borough-92746-21972848/ |archive-date=7 October 2008 |df=dmy }} but his loan spell was cut short after playing in two games for the club after he was called up for the [Australia U-20](/source/Australia_national_under-20_football_team) side.{{Cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-warwickshire-sport/coventry-warwickshire-non-league-footbal/nuneaton-borough-fc/2008/10/16/coventry-city-keeper-danny-ireland-ends-nuneaton-town-loan-spell-92746-22047352/ |title=Coventry City keeper Danny Ireland ends Nuneaton Town loan spell |publisher=[Coventry Telegraph](/source/Coventry_Telegraph) |date=2008-10-16 |accessdate=2009-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313091728/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-warwickshire-sport/coventry-warwickshire-non-league-footbal/nuneaton-borough-fc/2008/10/16/coventry-city-keeper-danny-ireland-ends-nuneaton-town-loan-spell-92746-22047352/ |archive-date=13 March 2012 |df=dmy }} ==== Halesowen Town (loan) ==== In December 2008 he joined [Halesowen Town](/source/Halesowen_Town_F.C.) on a one-month loan deal,{{Cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/football-rumours-gossip/2008/12/16/danny-ireland-makes-halesowen-town-loan-switch-92746-22485828/ |title=Danny Ireland makes Halesowen Town loan switch |publisher=[Coventry Telegraph](/source/Coventry_Telegraph) |date=2008-12-16 |accessdate=2009-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313091816/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/football-rumours-gossip/2008/12/16/danny-ireland-makes-halesowen-town-loan-switch-92746-22485828/ |archive-date=13 March 2012 |df=dmy }} making three appearances before returning to Coventry. He made his first league appearance on 5 March 2011 against [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_F.C.) as a half time replacement for the injured [Keiren Westwood](/source/Keiren_Westwood). Ireland was released by [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.) when his contract ran out at the end of the 2011/2012 season. ==== Forest Green Rovers (loan) ==== In February 2010 Ireland joined [Forest Green Rovers](/source/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C.) on one-month's loan.{{cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=64573 |title=Sky Blues' keeper joins Rovers |publisher=NonLeagueDaily |date=2010-02-12 |accessdate=2010-02-12 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929162930/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=64573 |archive-date=29 September 2012 |df=dmy }} Ireland impressed in his first month at [The New Lawn](/source/The_New_Lawn) and the deal was extended until the end of the season. === Lambton Jaffas === Following his release from Coventry, Ireland returned home to Australia and joined [Lambton Jaffas FC](/source/Lambton_Jaffas_FC), who had recently been promoted to the Northern New South Wales State Football League for the 2013 season. Lambton finished as Runners Up by losing to [Broadmeadow Magic](/source/Broadmeadow_Magic) in the Grand Final.{{Cite web |title=Results for NBN State League - 1st Grade |url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-8304-0-233866-0&a=ROUND |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100430/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-8304-0-233866-0&a=ROUND |archive-date=2015-09-24}}
2014 saw Ireland win the inaugural [NPL Northern NSW](/source/2014_Northern_NSW_Football_season) Championship title with Lambton by defeating [Weston Workers](/source/Weston_Workers_Bears_FC) in the Grand Final.{{Cite web |title=Northern NSW - NPL Match Centre |url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=62585624&c=0-10182-0-295743-0&pool=1001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135648/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=62585624&c=0-10182-0-295743-0&pool=1001 |archive-date=2015-09-24}} === Hamilton Olympic === For 2015, Ireland has signed with [Hamilton Olympic](/source/Hamilton_Olympic_FC). By signing Ireland, [Newcastle Jets Youth](/source/Newcastle_Jets_FC_Youth) goalkeeper, Jesse Cook, has ended his deal with Hamilton. 2015 sees a goalkeeper swap when former Hamilton goalkeeper [Brad Swancott](/source/Brad_Swancott) plays for Lambton and Ireland plays for Hamilton. Ireland has returned from trialling with Sydney-based [NPL NSW](/source/National_Premier_Leagues_NSW) clubs after having secured a job in fund management in Newcastle. When asked about Ireland, Hamilton coach Michael Bolch said, "Danny has been the best keeper in the competition by a mile for the last two seasons. It’s a hard decision, but it’s a specialist position and we decided we would rather sign the best keeper in the competition than play against him."{{cite news |first=Craig |last=Kerry |title=Cook on move after Ireland joins club |work=The Newcastle Herald |page=63 |date=6 December 2014 }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/I/IO.html#IrelandDaniel OzFootball profile] *[http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10269~43297,00.html Danny Ireland player profile] at ccfc.co.uk *{{Soccerbase}} *[http://www.ccfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10269~1097049,00.html Article on contract signing]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ireland, Danny}} Category:1990 births Category:Soccer players from Sydney Category:Coventry City F.C. players Category:Nuneaton Town F.C. players Category:Halesowen Town F.C. players Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Category:National League (English football) players Category:English Football League players Category:National Premier Leagues players Category:Living people Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Australian men's soccer players Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Lambton Jaffas FC players Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Danny Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ireland) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ireland?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.