Danny Masterton

{{Short description|Scottish footballer (1954–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Danny Masterton | image = | fullname = Daniel Masterton | height = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|9|5|df=y}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|5|1954|9|5|df=y}} | birth_place = Ayr, Scotland | position = Striker | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1976–1980 | years2 = 1980–1984 | years3 = 1984–1985 | clubs1 = Ayr United | clubs2 = Clyde | clubs3 = Queen of the South | caps1 = 81 | caps2 = 125 | caps3 = 1 | totalcaps = 207 | goals1 = 21 | goals2 = 67 | goals3 = 0 | totalgoals = 88 }} '''Daniel Masterton''' (5 September 1954 – 5 January 2020) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a striker.

Masterton was from Muirkirk, Ayrshire.<ref name="Cumnock Chronicle">{{cite news |title=Tributes are paid to Murikirk football legend Danny Masterton |url=https://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/18165471.tributes-paid-murikirk-football-legend-danny-masterton/ |accessdate=16 August 2020 |work=Cumnock Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> He began his career with Ayr United, before moving to Clyde, where he enjoyed the best spell of his career. He had a good scoring record at Clyde, scoring 67 goals in 125 games. He had a short spell at Queen of the South before retiring.

Masterton died on 5 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.clydefc.co.uk/news/2020/01/06/6303/#.XhYZTHd2ucw |title=Danny Masterton |access-date=8 January 2020 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913190702/https://m.clydefc.co.uk/news/2020/01/06/6303/#.XhYZTHd2ucw |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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